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All world stories from Canberra.
The capital's unique blend of government contracts, university research and a tight-knit startup community is producing an AI sector that cities ten times its size are struggling to replicate.
A concentration of regulatory talent, federal data infrastructure, and venture capital is turning Australia's capital into a globally watched laboratory for financial innovation.
Government proximity, deep defence contracts, and a cluster of university spinouts are turning the national capital into a blueprint other cities are starting to copy.
From AI-driven disruption to a cooling property sector, forces well beyond the Molonglo Valley are quietly redrawing what work looks like in Australia's capital.
Australia’s football faithful in the capital put their own spin on the World Cup knockout agony, with public screenings, civic engagement and more community support than counterparts in cities like Ottawa and Wellington.
Designed by Walter Burley Griffin a century ago, Canberra's green spaces now offer something few other capitals have: genuine breathing room without the sprawl.
Planned suburbs, affordable rents and a car-dependent grid set this capital apart from London, Toronto and Singapore-but residents are pushing back against the design that made it unique.
While Sydney and Melbourne jostle for liveability rankings, this planned capital has quietly built something most global cities can't replicate: a green city designed from scratch.
Built for bureaucrats and designed from scratch, Australia's capital offers parents something most cities can't: space, stability, and schools designed without the constraints of history.
From snow country to wine trails within 90 minutes, Canberra offers a geography of leisure that rival cities simply cannot match.
As property prices cool and Australians reassess their priorities, this city's obsession with parks offers a blueprint other capitals have abandoned.
While Sydney gridlocks and Melbourne chokes on congestion, Canberra's transport network offers what global planners call a blueprint for liveable cities.
Designed for connection rather than commerce, Canberra's suburbs prove that intentional urban planning can create something world capitals are still chasing.
A new generation of designers is anchoring the capital's cultural reputation beyond politics, turning local precincts into hubs of artistic innovation.
As global markets pivot toward sustainability, Canberra's unique blend of government backing, research intensity, and startup culture is creating a clean tech ecosystem few rival cities can match.
Why Australia's capital is quietly one of its most culturally rich cities.
Stromlo Forest Park in Canberra's inner west is home to an internationally recognised trail network that draws mountain bikers from across the country and has hosted elite UCI events on its purpose-built courses.
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