What are Australia time zones called?
Standard time is used throughout Australia, it was introduced in the 1890s when all colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard times, each local municipality was free to determine its own local time, called local mean time. Australia has three standard time zones from GMT: western (UTC+8), central (UTC+9:30) and eastern (UTC+10).[1] Most Australian external territories also observe different time zones. The proper names of Australia’s time zones vary. In international contexts they are often called Australian Western Standard Time (AWST), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). In domestic contexts the leading “Australian” is often dropped. Western Australia uses Western Standard Time, South Australia and the North Territory use Central Standard Time. All other states and the Australian Capital Territory use Eastern Standard Time. New South Wales (NSW), the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Victoria (Vic), South Australia (SA), an
