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The Canberra Times
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Megan Doherty

What makes Canberra No. 1 and why locals love it

Canberra Megan Doherty Quality Of Life Oxford Economics Aliya Economy Australian National University

Sunny winter days, short commutes, lots of free events and easy access to nature are some of the reasons Canberrans love living in the Bush Capital.

Happy Canberrans (clockwise from top left) Jordan Tayler, Elian Viteri Basso, Grace Richardson-Stevens, Zhanar and Kazybek Nurlybayev with daughter Aliya, Ubani Pe and Tanya Jackson and Janine Culnane. Pictures by Megan Doherty

Workers and students on their lunch break in City West on Wednesday offered their opinions as the 2026 Oxford Economics Global Cities Index this week declared that Canberra had the best quality of life in the world.

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