Australia's opening times are world leading and researchers say it's a strength

It's just after 5:30am and the sun is yet to rise as Terrance Watson sits at the edge of the Brisbane River with a coffee in hand.It's where he starts his morning about five days a week, often with his bike parked nearby."It gives me time to plan what I am doing in the quietness," he says.He meets a group of four others for coffee, including Andrew Warnes, who arrives about half an hour later.His order, a decaf, extra-hot flat white on oat milk, is made without him having to say a word.But the daily habit is as much about the coffee as the people he chats to while drinking it."To me, it is all about community," Mr Warnes says.That includes Garry Ziser and Deborah Knappick, who sit facing the river They meet at 5am and walk 5 kilometres, before stopping for coffee."It is just a good thing to do," Mr Ziser says