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Even in states that don’t have daylight saving, most people favour it. However, support is strongest in the country’s south, where the difference between summer and winter daylight hours is greater.
While many support the idea, the health evidence suggests that it might be more beneficial for us to stay on standard time.
Research suggests that permanent daylight saving time would save lives as well as energy and prevent crime.
From boosted mood, to improved sleep, to more impetus to be outdoors and socialise, longer daylight can have a variety of direct and indirect benefits on our wellbeing.
The federal government rarely holds policy referendums. But research shows they are more common in the states and territories, and voters are more amenable to them than politicians might believe.
Daylight saving time starts this weekend, and it can often be the beginning of new dramas getting kids to bed. Here’s how to make the transition a little smoother.
Washington, California and Florida are mulling a permanent switch to DST. Proponents say that doing so could improve health, save energy and prevent crime.
Research shows that daylight-saving time changes do more harm than good. It’s time to abolish the practice.
Overseas research says putting the clock forward hurts the financial markets. But not in Australia, according to a real-world study along the Queensland-NSW border.
Daylight saving has economic benefits, but this breaks down in the days before and after we change, as well as across borders between states that do and don’t have it.
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Professor of Law, University of Washington
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