Why Canberra's population is expected to hit 700,000 within decades | ABC News

Today, 430,000 people live in Canberra - and the experts say by some measures that's already unsustainable.

But the bush capital's population is expected to swell to 700,000 in coming decades.

And now the debate between developers and conservationists over just how big Canberra should be is heating up.

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