Canberra is the federal capital of Australia, Canberra with a population of over 332,000, was created as part of the federation of Australia in 1901, Australia is the largest inland city, situated half way between Sydney and Melbourne, is surrounded by a semi - circle of hills (Mount Ainslie, Red Hill, Mount Pleasant, Black Mountain) in this city is the national parliament, federal government departments, the Australian War Memorial the High Court of Australia and several other large institutions.Canberra is also home to several social and cultural institutions ...