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Across 2016 Curious Canberra looked into 47 of your questions - take a look back at the top 10 answers, and submit new questions for 2017.
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Sonya Gee
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There are 56 plaques on the Australians of the Year Walk in Canberra, commemorating past recipients but only one is shielded by a piece of perspex.
By Sonya Gee and Nevanka McKeon
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Tourists often poke fun at Canberra's apparent love of the humble roundabout but does the city have more roundabouts than most?
By Tom Stewart-Moore
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The gothic-looking gate has been untouched for decades and sticks out in an otherwise quiet country town.
By
Georgia Hitch
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Franklin resident Evan Croker is interested to know how many people are born, and how many die, on an average day in the ACT.
By
Tegan Osborne
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A pub on every corner doesn't quite ring true in Canberra.
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Sonya Gee
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A Curious Canberran has asked: Why are the streets in Canberra so dark, even when there are streetlights?
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Andrew Bell
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Maybe it's global warming or the impending collapse of world order that keeps you awake at night.
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Siobhan Heanue
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Many surprises are hidden within the walls of this Canberra landmark.
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Sonya Gee
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Who decides what news we see? Here's a look at a day-in-the-life of the ABC Canberra newsroom.
By Kanika Kirpalani and Sonya Gee
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Canberra has three sister cities but maintaining a close bond is not as simple as picking up the phone. This week Curious Canberra takes a closer look at our twin cities, and discovers one that has a dedicated 'Canberra room'.
By
Alkira Reinfrank
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Along the Kings Highway near Bungendore, a peculiar form of wildlife has taken up residence in the roadside trees.
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Tom Lowrey
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Unlike other states and territories, number plates in the ACT are incredibly uniform.
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Sonya Gee
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The last time you caught a bus did you consider how much someone else was paying for your trip?
By Jesse Dorsett
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When it comes to DNA testing, issues of privacy and ownership are still being worked out.
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Sonya Gee
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They have inspired the saying ‘fire engine red’, but in Canberra the fire trucks are a distinctly different colour.
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Georgia Hitch
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We spend hours sitting at them every year but few of us know exactly how Canberra's traffic lights work.
By
James Fettes
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Canberra is a multicultural city, but the makeup of the city's ethnic populations has changed over time.
By
Siobhan Heanue
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Civic may not be the official title for Canberra's CBD and yet it's widely used.
By
Sonya Gee
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Canberra's concrete bus shelters were designed and made for the capital but that hasn't stopped them from popping up elsewhere.
By
Sonya Gee
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The ACT Government has begun a premature harvest of tens of thousands of pine trees in Kowen Forest, after they were damaged by a rare chain of events.
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Craig Allen
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When it comes to saying Manuka out loud, two slightly different pronunciations emerge.
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Sonya Gee
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The dishes and consoles have long been removed but fond memories of Honeysuckle Creek's role in some of history's most daring space missions have not been forgotten.
By Jesse Dorsett
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Just down the road from Parliament House, on the corner of State Circle and Kings Avenue, sits a narrow park filled with trees.
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Sonya Gee
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If you're buying a property in Canberra, you're not actually purchasing the land, instead you're buying into a 99-year Crown lease.
By
Gordon Taylor
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There's a tradition of naming Canberra suburbs after Prime Ministers but not every former leader is represented.
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Sonya Gee
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What is 'the thing' that sits by the lake opposite the Governor-General's residence?
By
Elise Fantin
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There are close to 400,000 people in Canberra and this week's Curious Canberra question focuses on one, a guy named Tony who works in a Tuggeranong car park.
By
Sonya Gee
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Canberra's Havelock House gained its reputation during the mid 20th century, when the capital suffered an accommodation crisis. Built in the 1940s as a sort of upmarket hostel, it's since served as a homeless shelter and the headquarters of the AFP.
By
Georgia Hitch
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Plenty of people move to Canberra for work and to study but who are the high achievers who had their start in the capital?
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Alkira Reinfrank
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It's a decision that dates back to the 1920s, but how did Canberra become a city without front fences?
By David Saxberg
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Decades ago there were plans to populate Lake Burley Griffin with native fish and trout, but now the man-made lake is filled with carp. Curious Canberra investigates how this happened.
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Tom Lowrey
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There is a speed limit for cyclists riding on Canberra footpaths and it's faster than you'd think. Naturally some pedestrians are worried about their safety.
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Sonya Gee
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Almost one in two federal politicians own an investment property, according to an analysis of their registers of interests.
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Tom Lowrey
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From a concrete owl to an orange bogong moth, Canberra is home to scores of weird, wonderful and sometimes eyebrow-raising pieces of public art. As part of Curious Canberra we have found out where public art comes from and how it is commissioned.
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Alkira Reinfrank
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Lake George on the outskirts of Canberra was once so full it lapped against the highway, but lately the lake has dried up. Curious Canberra answers the question what happened to Lake George?
By
Elise Pianegonda
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Ever wondered why the ACT is shaped like it is? You asked and Curious Canberra found out.
By
Craig Allen
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This week's Curious Canberra query was from Gillian King, who wanted to know more about Canberra's Aboriginal history.
By
Tegan Osborne
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Limestone caves are rumoured to be beneath the city but do they really exist? Curious Canberra goes looking.
By
Adrienne Francis
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With summer temperatures stretching into March, Curious Canberra takes a look at the water quality of the city's lakes, and whether they're safe to swim in.
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Sonya Gee
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At 106, Bobbie Heine Miller has been a French Open champion, survived a plane crash, met royalty, and she's now also one of Canberra's oldest residents. I tracked her down to answer a question sent to Curious Canberra that asked who is the oldest person in the ACT?
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Alkira Reinfrank
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New businesses are popping up in Canberra all the time but how many of them are owned by women?
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Sonya Gee
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Curious Canberra answers questions sent in by you, the audience. This one is from Deb Guster of Braddon who asked 'Why is it so hard to make friends in Canberra?'
By Siobhan Heanue
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Curious Canberra answers questions sent in by you, the audience. This one is from Kevin, who wanted to know whether the ACT exported anything.
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Alexandra Beech
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Kangaroo management is a big deal in the ACT, so when kangaroos in one city park started showing up with elaborate collars, the community began to ask questions.
Curious Canberra producer Sonya Gee
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There are renewed calls for improved access to the site of Canberra's worst air disaster, which is only accessible by foot without prior coordination with the ACT Government via Canberra Connect.
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Adrienne Francis
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In the search for hidden tunnels under Canberra, the ABC discovers hidden doors, spy-proof bunkers and tunnels with strong ties to the urban legends that have been around for decades.
Curious Canberra producer Sonya Gee
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Canberra's burgeoning music scene has fostered a new wave of successful musicians, getting noticed both here and overseas. You asked us to find out more.
By
Alkira Reinfrank
