Canberra
Americannoun
noun
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COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It has sparked condemnation from small business groups and investors who accuse Canberra of penalising wealth creators.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Vigils will also be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Darwin, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Hobart, as well as many other smaller towns.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
"Gas plays a role in all our discussions because it fundamentally underpins the shared energy security between our countries," Foreign Minister Penny Wong told journalists in Canberra before the talks.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
In this sense the place was like modern purpose-built political capitals, such as Washington, D.C., or Canberra, Australia, with sanctifying civic monuments to compensate for a lack of real history.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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