Is daylight saving time bad for us?

This week parts of Australia are preparing to wind back their clocks to mark the ending of daylight saving time.

For a long time the country has been divided about the positives and the negatives of changing the clocks twice a year.

Norman and Tegan look into the health effects of this shift – from the impact on sleep to medical procedures and road accidents.

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