Hi Timothy, At 19:33 27-03-2013, Timothy Arceri wrote:
It's well past time the Australian abbreviations were updated to reflect the current terms and usage. Stop the confusion and use the abbreviations recommended by the Australian government to try to avoid this mess.
Here are some links on Australian abbreviations. It is difficult for tell what is current usage (e.g. see the first two links). If the Australian government thinks that it is important to stop the confusion it would likely find an effective way to convince the people in Australia about that. I don't think that it is a good idea for the Olson database to dictate what the people within Australian should do. http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/ AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time http://www.abc.net.au/contact/s3514162.htm Eastern Standard Time (EST) http://www.news.com.au/sport/london-olympics/jamaican-stars-usain-bolt-and-y... AEDT (GMT +11:00) http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/fixtures All times are listed in EDT http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/ our live match centre from 12:30pm (CDT) http://www.fantastic-girlguides.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=art... - EST (Eastern Australian Standard time) http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/daysavtm.shtml EST - Australian Eastern Standard Time (+10 UTC) in Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas http://www.discovery-carhire.com.au/catalogue/article_australiantime_652.php Eastern-Standard Time (EST) - New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland. http://services.casa.gov.au/outnback/inc/pages/episode3/episode-3_time_zones... Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC + 10 hours http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/risesetsyd.html EST/EDT (GMT+10 to GMT+11) http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/en/Living-in-Australia/Geography/Australi... Central standard time (CST) Regards, -sm