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Letter From Canberra
Demystifying Canberra: A ‘much maligned’ city of kangaroos, cockatoos and 561 traffic roundabouts
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White cherry blossoms bloom in late August along Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin as spring approaches.
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- Canberra, Australia's capital, is a planned city known for blending urban life with nature, offering spaciousness and less congestion than larger cities.
- Canberra features expansive public spaces, a central lake and a government district, unlike typical city layouts.
- The city boasts a multicultural environment reflected in diverse cuisine, festivals like the National Multicultural Festival and Floriade, and community support.
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CANBERRA – The cockatoo flared its white wings and squawked at me angrily while its mate looked on nervously. Clearly, I had walked too closely to the nest in the tree hollow just above me. A small group of kangaroos looked on but didn’t pay me much attention.
For some, there’s nothing remarkable about this scene – except that it played out in a hilly nature reserve right in the middle of Australia’s national capital, where the bush blends seamlessly with urban life.
