Australia is divided into three separate time zones:
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST), and
Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
AEST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 10 hours (UTC +10)
ACST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 9.5 hours (UTC +9.5)
AWST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 8 hours (UTC +8)