The territory is administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport, which is also responsible for the administration of the territories of Christmas Island, Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island.

The most well known example is the capital, Canberra named after a local language word meaning " meeting place ".

Tidbinbilla is a locality to the south-west of Canberra that features the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, operated by the United States ' National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) as part of its Deep Space Network.

Canberra is notorious for hot, dry summers, and cold winters with occasional fog and frequent frosts.

In Australia's Federal Parliament, the ACT is represented by four federal members: two members of the House of Representatives ; the Division of Fraser and the Division of Canberra and is one of only two territories to be represented in the Senate, with two Senators ( the other being the Northern Territory ).

Nevertheless, Canberra stands as an exemplary city design and is located halfway between the ski slopes and the beach.

There are also two religious university campuses in Canberra: Signadou is a campus of the Australian Catholic University and St Mark's Theological College is a campus of Charles Sturt University.

Tertiary level vocational education is also available through the multi-campus Canberra Institute of Technology.

The territory is a possession of Australia, administered from Canberra by the Attorney-General's Department ( before 29 November 2007 administration was carried out by the Department of Transport and Regional Services ).

The main official residence of the Governor-General is Government House, Canberra.

Hobart is served by Hobart International Airport with flights to / from Melbourne ( Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways and Tiger Airways Australia ); Sydney ( Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin ); Brisbane ( Virgin ); Gold Coast ( Jetstar ); and Canberra ( Virgin ).

Luxembourg is represented in Australia through the embassy of the Netherlands in Canberra and through an honorary consulate in East Lindfield.

* Earliest day on which Canberra Day can fall, while March 14 is the latest ; celebrated on the second Monday in March.

* 1913 – Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.

* Hyde, Michael ( editor ), It is Right to Rebel, Canberra: The Diplomat, 1972.

There is an air of unreality about Canberra.

Perth is geographically closer to both Dili () and Jakarta () than Sydney (), Brisbane () or Canberra ().

The west wing of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in Canberra designed by Ashton Raggatt McDougall, is a near exact replica of the Villa Savoye, except its black colour.

** The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is set up on the lawn of Parliament House in Canberra.

Several of the world's capital cities are planned cities, notably Washington, D. C., in the United States, Canberra in Australia, and Brasília in Brazil.

* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, planned suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin

Australia's most prominent fully planned city is Canberra designed by American architect Walter Burley Griffin.

Canberra, established in 1908, was planned as the capital city of Australia and is Australia's most notable and ambitious example of civic planning.

Some planned capitals include Abuja, Nigeria ( 1991 ); Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil ( 1855 ); Ankara, Turkey ( 1923 ); Austin, Texas ( 1839 ); Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil ( 1897 ); Dhaka, Bangladesh ( 1971 ); Brasília, Brazil ( 1960 ); Canberra, Australia ( 1927 ); Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil ( 1933 ); Islamabad, Pakistan ( 1960 ); Frankfort, Kentucky ( 1792 ); Jefferson City, Missouri ( 1821 ); Jhongsing New Village, Taiwan, Republic of China ( 1955 ); New Delhi, India ( 1911 ); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ( 1889 ); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ( 1857 ); Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil ( 1989 ); Quezon City, Philippines ( 1948 – 1976 ); Raleigh, North Carolina, USA ( 1792 ); Washington D. C., USA ( 1800 ); and Wellington, New Zealand ( 1865 ).

Several of the world's capital cities are planned cities, including Washington, D. C., in the United States, Canberra in Australia, Brasília in Brazil, Belmopan in Belize, New Delhi in India, Abuja in Nigeria, Astana in Kazakhstan, Naypyidaw in Burma, and Islamabad in Pakistan.

Canberra, Australia as a model of Brasília in Brazil, India, New Delhi, followed by a fourth world, is the nation's first planned city.

Mount Ainslie marks the northernmost point of a land axis, planned by Walter Burley Griffin, that stretches through North and South Canberra.

Charles Robert Scrivener ( 1855 – 1923 ) recommended the site for Canberra in 1909, which was to be a planned capital city for the country.

There was little evidence that Canberra was planned, and the lake and Parliamentary Triangle at the heart of Griffin's plan was but a paddock.

With the commuting population between Canberra and Yass on the increase, the highway is planned to be upgraded to dual-carriageway with bypasses.

Consultant physician Marcus de Laune Faunce wrote: " Towards the end of 1990 many Canberra citizens were either bewildered, angered or saddened as they realised that the Royal Canberra Hospital on Acton Peninsula was soon to be closed ... Its staffing structure and organisation were thought to have been planned in advance in step with population needs and the hospital was firmly and warmly placed in the memories and affections of many people ... Its beautiful, central position on the lake had been marked by Walter Burley Griffin on his original plan.

* Kenny, Australian Capital Territory, a planned suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin

When Canberra was being planned in the 1930s, the establishment of the gardens was recommended in a report in 1933 by the Advisory Council of Federal Capital Territory.

Often mistakenly thought to have been designed by Walter Burley Griffin, who planned Canberra, Australia's capital city, the town was planned by A. R.

In 2010, the AYCC has planned three Power Shift Conferences in Adelaide, Canberra and Geelong.

The name of the park is from Walter Burley Griffin's original plan for Canberra where he planned Telopea Park at the end of Sydney Avenue.

Apart from the city of Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory also contains agricultural land ( sheep, dairy cattle, vineyards and small amounts of crops ) and a large area of national park ( Namadgi National Park ), much of it mountainous and forested.

* 1899 – The Australian Premiers ' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.

The city's design was heavily influenced by the garden city movement and incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation that have earned Canberra the title of the " bush capital ".

The growth and development of Canberra were hindered by the World Wars and the Great Depression, which exacerbated a series of planning disputes and the ineffectiveness of a sequence of bodies that were to oversee the development of the city.

As the city has a high proportion of public servants, the federal government contributes the largest percentage of Gross State Product and is the largest single employer in Canberra.

Canberra was often derisively described as " several suburbs in search of a city ".

Walter Burley Griffin ( born November 24, 1876 and died February 11, 1937 ) was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city.

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, on the fringe of Namadgi National Park, is a short drive from the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

* Canberra, Australia has a suburb named Palmerston, Located in the outer-north of the city.

Australia has a long history of Planned Cities, such as the original concept for Adelaide, and the Australian capital city Canberra.

It is omnivorous, has adapted well to urban environments and is a common city bird in Sydney and Canberra.

The flag uses the Canberra city colours of blue and gold ( which also happen to be the heraldic colours of Australia ).

Additionally, the Australian Capital Territory government in Australia performs all municipal functions of the city of Canberra, and thus functions as an integrated city – territory.

When the area that was named as Canberra in 1913 was chosen to be the site of the future capital city of Australia — and 910 square miles ( 2, 358 square kilometres ) of land excised from the State of New South Wales ( NSW ) to form the Australian Capital Territory — the Commonwealth Government compulsorily acquired Yarralumla Station, a large pastoral property dating from the 1830s.

American architect Walter Burley Griffin included provision for an impressive, purpose-built Government House in his plans for the modern city of Canberra.

Two of these stones are in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, sited between the parallel spans of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, one of two major crossings of Lake Burley Griffin in the heart of the city.

The rivalry culminated as Australia moved to become a federation and both Melbourne and Sydney lobbied to be officially recognised as the capital city ( a dispute settled with the creation of a new city, Canberra, instead ).

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Canberra, for Canberra, the capital city of Australia.