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47). The Australian Parliament Building Canberra, Australia (February 2002) |
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After spending two months in New Zealand, I flew on to Australia. One of my first stops in Australia was its unusual capital city, Canberra. Australia, like the U.S., began as a group of colonies ruled by England. In 1901 the colonies united to form the nation of Australia, and Canberra – a desolate site exactly halfway between Sydney and Melbourne – was selected to be its capital. Australia adopted several elements of the U.S. political system, including a House and Senate (not to mention long-winded speeches). Here are the Senate chambers in the Australian Parliament Building.
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