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| Students listen as Dr. Greg Pemberton leads a class through a tour of Canberra - the Australian National Capital. |
CANBERRA
Study Abroad Australia would not be complete without a weekend trip to the nation's capital, Canberra. Designed by an American architect in a competition to build a capital city, Canberra is its own territory like the Distict of Columbia in our own capital. The location of Canberra for Australia's national government was a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne which have always been in competion and both veyed for capital status.
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| Parliment Hill rocks! |
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
A very busy two day guided Canberra visit includes:
Australian Parliament House
Australian High Court
Investigating Canberra: city tour
Tour of Diplomatic Embassies and Legations
National Museum of Australia
Australian War Memorial Museum
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| This is the flag that flies over the Australian Parliment Building. Students will have an opportunity to explore the halls where Australian Law is debated and made. |
There are many parallells between Canberra and Washington D.C., particulary in the way in which the city was layed out.
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| The sobering entrance to the Australian War Museum which provides homage to the tremendous sacrifice Australians have payed in global conflicts and wars.. |
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| Many people take advantage of a beautiful Australian Day in one of Canberra's public parks. |
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