Should Queensland adopt daylight saving?

If you've spent the last six months in Melbourne or Sydney snuggled up in an electric blanket with a cup of tea, the thought of a stroll in the soft sunlight of a balmy summer evening is understandably delightful.

People in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT will eagerly move their clocks forward an hour on Sunday night to mark the beginning of daylight saving time.

Queenslanders, Territorians and West Australians, however, don't observe the time change.

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And every year as October rolls around, most Brisbanians and Gold Coasters lament being left out.

But Queensland is huge, and as is the case with many things, the south-east corner has a different opinion to the rest of the state.

The state's sweltering north and west are not yearning for more hours in the afternoon sun – quite the opposite.

If you live in the tropics, where it didn't fall below 17C all winter, and you're staring down the barrel of long summer days exceeding 40C, the last thing you want is that skin-searing fireball hanging around any later than necessary.

Queensland last trialled daylight saving from 1989 to 1992. After the trial, Queenslanders were asked to vote in a referendum with the question: "Are you in favour of daylight saving?".

A 54.5 per cent "no" vote was returned. Unsurprisingly, the "no" vote was strongest in the north and west while the south-east returned a strong "yes" vote.

The notion of splitting the state into two separate time zones was later rejected by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh in 2007, despite being lauded as a "pragmatic" approach by then Prime Minister John Howard.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is personally in favour of daylight saving, however she, Labor and the LNP are in agreement that they won't prioritise another vote on daylight saving because they don't want to divide Queenslanders.

Although it would seem they're already divided.

And as experts frequently cite the many benefits to daylight saving, including reductions in crime, reduced energy consumption, and an economic boost, is it time for Queensland to move forward?