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Social housing tenants' class action against ACT government gets green light • Feb. 12, 2025, 2:35 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
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Facts

Also Known As Limestone Plains • Yass-Canberra • A.C.T.
Capital Canberra
Population (2021) 454,499
Date Of Admission 1911
Territorial Bird Gang-gang Cockatoo
Territorial Flower Royal Bluebell
Seats In Federal House Of Representatives 3 (of 151)
Time Zone Australian Eastern Time (GMT + 10)
Total Area1 (Sq Km) 2,358
Total Area1 (Sq Mi) 910
1Mainland and island areas only; excludes coastal water.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr (Australian Labor Party)

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Australian Capital Territory Flag
Australian Capital Territory Physical Map
Australian Parliament House; Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Australian gum tree (Eucalyptus).
Forecourt of the Australian Parliament House, featuring the mosaic work of Aboriginal artist Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, Canberra, A.C.T., Austl.
The National Library of Australia, with a statue by Henry Moore in the foreground, Canberra, A.C.T., Austl.
Map showing the country of Australia divided into its states and territories with major cities and surrounding bodies of water, including the Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Tasman Sea, and Pacific Ocean.
Australian federal election of 2007
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