Outside the Australian Federal Parliament

Canberra: could this be the strangest capital city ever?

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July 13th 2008
Well thankfully the rain stopped just in time for our arrival in Canberra. When we arrived it was dark and damp and after ten hours traveling we just wanted some dinner and a bed so we didn't pay too much attention to our surroundings but we were in for a shock when we woke up. The capital cities that I've been to (not that many admittedly, but enough) are large and bustling with people. Not ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more