The city of Canberra is a monument to our young country’s aspirations, its urban landscape expertly designed to show off the nation’s democratic and cultural institutions. The city is an excellent destination for museum addicts, with wonderful fine art and historical collections. Canberra is the nation’s political heart – its restaurants buzz with power-lunchers hammering out strategy, while at the city’s bars political reporters hang about hoping for a bit of gossip or a wine-fuelled indiscretion.

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