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north-east of Melbourne. A resident of Canberra is known as a "Canberran". - Source: Wikipedia

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A helicopter drops water on a fire near Bumbalong, south of the Australian capital, Canberra, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. The threat is posed by a blaze on Canberra's southern fringe that has razed more than 21,500 hectares (53,000 acres) since it was sparked by heat from a military helicopter landing light on Monday, the Emergency Services Agency said. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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Wildfire smoke billows behind a mountain range on Tuesday, jan. 28, 2020, close to Canberra's southern outskirts. The rapidly-spreading wildfire sparked by a military helicopter on Monday is threatening homes on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Australian capital. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

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Wildfire smoke billows behind a mountain range on Tuesday, jan. 28, 2020, close to Canberra's southern outskirts. The rapidly-spreading wildfire sparked by a military helicopter on Monday is threatening homes on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Australian capital. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

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Michael Pettersson, the ACT Labor politician who proposed the legalization of marijuana for personal use and growing bills, looks at his computer Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in parliament chamber in Canberra, Australia. Australia's capital has become the first part of the country to legalize recreational marijuana for personal use. (Jessica Brown/ABC News via AP)

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