[matt]

OK.

So here's something which has confused me a little for a while.

I've always lived in areas of the world where daylight saving is in operation, but Queensland (where I now live) is an entirely different proposition.

The argument I hear most often is that it might be OK for the south of the state but it would not work at all up FNQ.

Can someone explain why?

I understand that when you are that close to the equator, you get roughly equal amounts of day and night pretty much all year round, but why would daylight saving throw such a spanner in the works?