Canberra used to be the punchline of jokes: known only for porn, politicians and legal fireworks. Now the fireworks are restricted and there are far more stimulating things happening outside the adult shops than on their shelves. Canberra in the twenty-teens boasts hipper hotels than Sydney, excellent cafés, some of the best galleries and museums in the country, and, of course, the chance to pick up leaked Federal documents from behind the couch at popular public servant boozers. Because some things never do change.
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Canberra institutions
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National Gallery of Australia
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Australian Institute of Sport
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National Film and Sound Archive
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Australian War Memorial
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Museum of Australian Democracy
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National Gallery of Australia
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National Library of Australia
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National Museum of Australia
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National Portrait Gallery
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National Zoo and Aquarium
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Parliament House, Canberra
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