Canberra - which is Australia's only large inland city and where native bush and animals always seem a constant presence - is often dismissed by others in the country as dull, lifeless and isolated.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who tries to portray himself as an unassuming everyday family man, regularly expresses disdain for the "Canberra bubble" - an attempt to show that he understands the concerns of those who live and work outside Parliament House and its surrounds.