<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's always been a hard no from me".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That's the </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> premier's response today to renewed debate around whether the state, or even just its south-east corner, should observe </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/daylight-savings" rel="" target="" title="daylight saving time"><span>daylight saving time</span></a><span> like the rest of Australia's east coast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The discussion comes amid efforts to boost Brisbane's night-life economy ahead of the Brisbane 2032 OIympic Games.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>OLYMPICS:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/sport/olympics/milano-cortina-2026-closing-ceremony-opera-ballet-dancing-video-beauty-in-action-20260223-p5o4it.html" target="_blank"><strong><span>Italy passes baton to France after 'magical' Games</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As reported in the </span><a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/daylight-saving-pitched-as-part-of-fix-for-brisbane-nightlife-20260217-p5o356" rel="" target="" title="Australian Financial Review"><em><span>Australian Financial Review</span></em></a><span> today, seasoned event promoter and Gold Coast Suns chairman Tony Cochrane told a Property Council event last week daylight saving should be part of the conversation - even if only in the state's metropolitan south-east.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think the only solution, really, looking forward that might satisfy everybody… is if south-east Queensland had daylight saving, and we joined the rest of the east coast of Australia and [the rest of] Queensland stayed on Queensland time," Cochrane said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In January last year, an expert panel, chaired by former Powderfinger bassist John Collins, was tasked with finding ways to "enhance the safety and vibrancy of the state's night-life economy".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/daylight-saving-queensland-debate-brisbane-2032-olympic-games-premier-david-crisafulli-comments/a5a4f696-e632-46ca-af63-9de98ce815d1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sam O'Connor, the minister for the responsible portfolio, said at the time that it was "no secret" that many businesses in the sector had "gone to the wall", having survived the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic only to be hit with the cost-of-living crisis.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We need to start work now to ensure our nightlife is pumping when Queensland is on the world stage in 2032," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That panel delivered its recommendations to the Queensland government in December, and the government is now considering them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WORLD:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-says-us-sending-hospital-boat-to-greenland/7fa7e6ac-a649-4a7e-807e-4e3472f18439" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump offered to send Greenland a 'hospital boat'. The reply was blunt.</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Premier David Crisafulli is adamant, no matter what, daylight saving won't be on the agenda.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Queensland is a big state – and it is important we focus on things that do unite us – which is why it's always been a hard no from me," he said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It feels important to note, the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games will be held in July and August - winter months, when daylight saving is not observed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queensland had a referendum in 1992 on daylight saving, when 54.5 per cent of the state voted against it, but the debate still rears its head regularly.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queenslanders living in the south-east corner, which is the first region to receive the morning sun, and along the border with New South Wales, feel the disconnect with the other eastern states most acutely, while Queenslanders in the northern and outback regions don't find the idea of sweltering through another hour of hot sun in the evening appealing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=9news.com.au" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>