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Our world-class international airport is within a 15-minute congestion-free drive to anywhere in the city

With more than 100 Embassies and High Commissions in Canberra, you have direct access to worldwide decision makers

Canberra has the fastest economic growth of all states and territories and one of the most secure economies in Australia, with the lowest unemployment rate in the country

Canberra is the intellectual capital of Australia, with the nation’s highest percentage of university graduates, more tertiary qualifications per capita than any city in the Southern Hemisphere and the highest number of patents per capita in the country

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Canberra is a global city, with more than 29% of Canberrans born overseas

455,000

The ACT is home to 455,000 residents, making Canberra an urban centre without the traffic, pollution and stresses of larger cities

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70% of the ACT is pure open space, parkland, and nature reserves, providing an abundance of outdoor options for your next event or conference program

Canberra is proudly progressive We were the first jurisdiction in Australia to legislate marriage equality, the first jurisdiction in Australia to celebrate our First Nations culture and community with a Reconciliation Day public holiday, and the first mainland state or territory to achieve 100% renewable energy