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The economy of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the fastest-growing, sixth biggest economy of Australia as of the end of the 2017-18 financial year. [4] Since the introduction of its self-government status in 1989, and with few exceptions in 1992, 1996, and 2014, the ACT economy has exhibited positive growth at a 1991-2018 average of 3.17 percent per year. [1]
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Queensland – Standard Time Act 1894 [14] New South Wales – Standard Time Act 1987 [15] Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory – Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972 [16] Victoria – Summer Time Act 1972 [17] Tasmania – Standard Time Act 1895 [18] and the Daylight Saving Act 2007 [19]
The territory includes a large range of mountains, rivers and creeks, largely contained within the Namadgi National Park. These include the Naas and Murrumbidgee Rivers. In September 2022, a proposal was announced to change the border between NSW and the territory, the first change since the territory was created in 1911. [51]
The first few decades after the establishment of Canberra growth was relatively slow due to low funds after World War I. The population was nearly 2000 at the time. Until the end of World War II development was completely put on hold due to the Great Depression. Office development accelerated rapidly in the 1960s in Civic. From 1960 - 1971, the ...
The Indian Standard Time was adopted on 1 January 1906 during the British era with the phasing out of its precursor Madras Time (Railway Time), [2] and after Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. [3]
Parts of Canberra formed the backdrop for Cold War espionage activity, highlighted during the 1954 Petrov Affair when a Soviet Union spy defected to Australia. Telopea Park in south Canberra was a known drop-off point for KGB spies based at the nearby USSR Embassy. This embassy was constantly monitored by ASIO agents based in the Kingston Hotel ...
Taylor is a suburb in Gungahlin, Canberra, Australia. Development of the suburb began in 2017. Development of the suburb began in 2017. It is named after magazine publisher Florence Mary Taylor , who was editor of and writer for several Australian building industry journals including the influential Building magazine.