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Australia Votes

Jason Benz — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 08:56:02 +0000

These are the Australian Parliament Houses in Canberra. Today there has been a double dissolution election where seats in the House of Representatives and The Senate are up for grabs.

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Australian Representatives

Jason Benz — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:05:11 +0000

This is the House of Representatives in Parliament House, Canberra. This photo was taken when the country underwent a series of leadership changes due to political infighting on both sides of politics. The Representatives and the Senate are the two elected houses which make up the Parliament of Australia. In a reflection of the UK House of Commons it is furnished in green, However the colour was tinted slightly to suggest the colour of eucalyptus. The Senate is furnished in a more luxurious red colour.

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Burley Griffin

Jason Benz — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:16:23 +0000

This is Lake Burley Griffin in the Australian Capital Territory. Walter Burley Griffin was an American architect who was best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia‘s capital city.

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Australian Senate

Jason Benz — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:24:34 +0000

This is Australian Senate in Parliament House, Canberra. Along with the House of Representatives these two elected houses make up the Parliament of Australia.

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Parliament House

Jason Benz — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:59:10 +0000

This is the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, which was the World’s most expensive building when it was completed in 1988. It is open to the public and you are free to wander around on your own. It is also covered with grass so you can have your lunch above the politicians. The mosaic in front of the building is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces.

I was surprised to see this photo used on the ABC news to illustrate the Australian Government’s twitter response to Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory. It was not a Stock Photo at the time. It has only appeared on this blog, however, I did put a link to it on Twitter. I suspect this is how the ABC got hold of it.

Since then it has been accepted by Shutterstock for Stock Photography and is available for download here.

National Library

Jason Benz — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:42:43 +0000

This is the National Library of Australia in Canberra. Like most public buildings in Australia it has a very good licensed cafe inside. Coming from the UK I found it a little curious you could buy a beer in a Museum or a Library but not a supermarket.

Canberra Skyline

Jason Benz — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:07:40 +0000

No sooner than we crossed from Victoria into New South Wales we found ourselves in Australian Capital Territory. The home of Canberra and the seat of Australian Government. Canberra is an entirely planned city with the feeling of a university campus. The Parliament House in the centre is a low rise structure described by some as resembling a bunker covered with grass. In fact anyone can have a picnic on the roof. This image is one of a series of Australian Skylines which may become a calender someday.

This image has been accepted for Stock Photography at Shutterstock and is available for download here.