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Sports
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Australians love sports, including rugby, 
football, golf, soccer, swimming, and cricket. 
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They have gained high level of achievement in 
Olympics and other international sporting 
events.
Canberra
Canberra is Australia’s federal capital. Established as part of Australia’s federation, Canberra 
houses the national parliament, federal government departments, the High Court of Australia, the 
Australian War Memorial, and several other important institutions. 
Canberra is comprised of five large «town centres» that lie in the valleys of the Canberra region. 
These are Central Canberra, Belconnen, Woden, Tuggeranong and Queanbeyan (actually in New 
South Wales). For tourists, Central Canberra is the only major area of interest, but the presence 
of the other centres will explain why the size of Canberra’s population seems so out 
of proportion with its low-built appearance. 
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Canberra is very different from most Australian capital cities. Firstly, it is relatively young 
(it was established in 1927), and secondly, its planned development has excluded the presence 
of buildings on any surrounding hilltops, or that are over fifteen stories high. Thus visitors may 
be slightly under-awed by Canberra, but don’t just turn around. Explore the sites and you will 
realize that Canberra is a far more pleasant place than it is usually given credit for. 
There are more than 30 Australian artistic and cultural institutions in Canberra, ranging from the 
Australian War Memorial to Parliament House, surmounted by a colossal stainless steel flagpole 
and set in 23 hectares of gardens. 
The city has wide open spaces and many parks and gardens, with the impressive architecture 
housing the national institutions set in astonishingly well-groomed surroundings, so that you can 
pad barefoot through the grass from the National Gallery to the National Library, peacefully 
admiring the gum-trees. 
It’s also fun to note that the ’mall’ running between the War Memorial and Parliament looks 
familiar. This is because much of Canberra was designed by a US Architect and the mall 
in Canberra is reminiscent of the mil in Washington, D. C., specifically the reflecting pool 
between the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. 
Canberra is also known for its spring festival, Floriade, when the parks and gardens surrounding 
Lake Burley Griffin explode with colourful displays of massed tulips and other blooms. The city, 
with its many parklands, is especially beautiful in spring and autumn.