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First Federal Parliament in Canberra
Parliament House in Canberra was officially opened by the Duke of York on the 9th of May, 1927. The Commonwealth was formed by the States in 1901, but Parliament sat in Melbourne until 1924, then at Yarralumla Homestead until the new building was ready. The Australian Capital Territory was created specifically to provide a location for the seat of Australia's new government. Construction of Canberra started in 1913 with much of the planning done by Walter Burley Griffin.