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CanberraCapital of Australia and seat of the federal government, situated in the Australian Capital Territory in southeast Australia; population (2001 est) 311,500. Canberra lies on a plain adjoining the Australian Alps and is enclosed within the state of New South Wales; it is 289 km/180 mi southwest of Sydney and 655 km/407 mi northeast of Melbourne, on the River Molonglo, a tributary of the Murrumbidgee. It succeeded Melbourne as capital of Australia in 1927. It is an administrative, cultural, and tourist centre. The new Parliament House (1988) is located here, as well as government offices, foreign embassies, and many buildings of national importance. HistoryCanberra was designed to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with many parks, fine roads, and trees. Building started in 1913, but was delayed by World War I. In 1958 the Australian government established the National Capital Development Commission and made it the statutory body for planning and developing Canberra. Central to the planningwas the introduction of Lake Burley Griffin, 10 km/6 mi long.
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| Canberra based artist Marily Cintra will begin a major pilot program in 2007 measuring responses of people with dementia who engage as spectators and producers of art. Qantas said it will open a QantasLink base in Canberra and increase capacity on flights to Sydney "by more than 12%" as it places its sixth 72-seat Q400 on the route in August. Kelly descends to the flight deck of the Australian frigate Canberra (FFG 02) on 7 June during Exercise Talisman Saber. |
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