TRAVEL TO THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Capital:Canberra Pop:280,000 Located in New South Wales, Canberra is the capital of Australia and sits,like Washington DC in its own area. There are no direct international flights to Canberra but travel is easy there from Sydney or one of the other Oz gateway cities. Rail: Through trains from Melbourne and Sydney. To see: Canberra City Tour Lake Burly Griffin Climate: very warm with little rainfall during summer months.Winters can be cold and snow may fall. Rainfall can be heavy in winter (Jul-Aug)