Canberra Canberra The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a controversial semi-permanent assemblage claiming to represent the political rights of Australian Aborigines. It is made of a large group of activists, signs, and tents that reside on the lawn of Old Parliament House in Canberra, the Australian capital. It is not considered an official embassy by the Australian government. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aboriginal Tent Embassy"
ActewAGL was formed in October 2000 as a joint venture between the Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) and ACTEW Corporation, the government-owned water and electricity utility. ...more on Wikipedia about "ActewAGL"
The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) was founded in 1954 by Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London, the first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The Academy operates under a Royal Charter and as such is an independent body but has government endorsement. The Academy Secretariat is in Canberra, at the Shine dome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Australian Academy of Science"
Blue Poles, more correctly known as Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952. Painting by American artist Jackson Pollock, painted in 1952. It is similar to other drip paintings by Pollock, with the addition of eight large vertical blue "poles" placed over the top. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue poles"
(CAMBIA) As a concrete example of IP, the current industry-standard for plant improvment, injecting genes into crops via Agrobacterium tumefaciens, carries with it a thicket of patent rights, held by many parties. ...more on Wikipedia about "CAMBIA"
Canberra is the capital city of Australia and with a population of just over 323,000 is Australia's largest inland city. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, 300 km southwest of Sydney, and 650 km north-east of Melbourne. Canberra was selected as the location of the National Capital in 1908 as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne and is unusual amongst Australian capital cities as an entirely purpose-built, planned city. Following an international contest for the city's design, a design by Chicago architect Walter Burley Griffin was selected and construction commenced in 1913. The city's design was heavily influenced by the garden city movement and incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation that have earned Canberra the title "bush capital." Although the growth and development of Canberra was hindered by the World Wars and the Great Depression, it emerged as a thriving city post- World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canberra"
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) is located in Australia at Tidbinbilla in a valley of the Murrumbidgee River, about half an hour's drive out of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, accessible from either the northern or southern suburbs from the Paddy's River Road. (see map: the Tidbinbilla Nature Park is marked by the star, with the station in the valley mid-way towards the Weston Creek suburban area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex"
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Canberra Museum and Gallery, an art gallery and museum in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Located on London Circuit, in Civic in the centre of the city. The gallery was opened on 13 February, 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canberra Museum and Gallery"
The Canberra Times newspaper was founded in 1926 in Canberra, Australia by Arthur Shakespere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canberra Times"
The Canberra wine region is located around Canberra, in the Capital city of Australia. It is located at . ...more on Wikipedia about "Canberra wine region"
This is a list of all countries that have Diplomatic missions in Canberra and which suburb they are located in. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diplomatic missions in Canberra"
Robert Campbell's property Duntroon was situated on the limestone plains of New South Wales in the area that is now covered by the Australian Capital Territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory"
Fairbairn was a base of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) located in Australia's national capital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fairbairn Airbase"
Grapevine is an internet service provider based in Canberra, Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grapevine (internet service provider)"
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Gus's cafe is a well-known cafe located in Civic, Canberra, Australia. It opened in 1969, being the first outdoor pavement cafe in Canberra. It is one of the oldest and best known cafes in Canberra and one of the first European-style cafes in Australia. It has both outdoor and indoor dining areas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gus's"
Honeysuckle Creek was a NASA spacecraft-tracking station near Canberra, Australia at from 1967 to 1981. It served as a communications relay station for Project Apollo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station"
Lake Burley Griffin is a lake in the centre of Canberra, Australia's federal capital city. It was created in 1963 after the Molonglo River, which runs through the city centre, was dammed. It is named after Walter Burley Griffin, the architect who won the design competition for the city of Canberra. National Capital Authority - Capital Facts - Lake Burley Griffin ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Burley Griffin"
Magnet Mart is a company which operates large hardware stores around Canberra and southern New South Wales in Australia. The first store with the Magnet Mart name was opened in 1985 in Queanbeyan, although stores which later became Magnet Marts were opened as the Paul's Home Centres in Phillip in 1972 and Belconnen in 1976. A large 13,500 m2 store in Gungahlin opened in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Magnet Mart"
The Mildenhall photographic collection contains more than 7,700 photographic images on glass negatives of Canberra in the 1920s and 1930s. The photographs were taken by William James Mildenhall. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mildenhall photographic collection"
Mooseheads, a bar and nightclub which opened in Canberra, Australia in 1990. Mooseheads is located in the Sydney Building, on London Circuit in the central Canberra region of Civic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mooseheads, Canberra"
Mount Stromlo Observatory (MSO) located just outside of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University (ANU). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Stromlo Observatory"
Canberra is the capital city of Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. The city is home to a number of important musical venues and institutions, including the Llewellyn Hall performance venue, part of the Australian National University School of Music. The local music scene includes many bars and nightclubs for local performers, mostly clustered in Dickson, Kingston and the City Centre. Canberra is also home to a number of music festivals, most famously including Stonefest, the Canberra International Chamber Music Festival, the FAME Music Festival and the National Folk Festival. ...more on Wikipedia about "Music of Canberra"
The National Capital Authority (NCA) is a body of the Australian Government that was established to manage the Commonwealth's interest in the planning and development of Canberra as the capital city of Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Capital Authority"
The National Dinosaur Museum is the Southern Hemisphere's largest permanent display of prehistoric material. Located in Canberra, Australia it's exhibition follows the evolution of all life with a particular focus on dinosaurs. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Dinosaur Museum"
The National Emergency Services Memorial is a memorial located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin at the southern end of ANZAC Parade in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. It was designed by Aspect Melbourne Pty Ltd, the frieze was created by artist Charles Anderson and the sculpture was created by Darryl Cowie. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Emergency Services Memorial, Canberra"
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