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newsArray[0] = "Canberra\’s unemployment rate of 1.7 per cent is the lowest in the country while labour force participation at 72 per cent is the highest in the country.";
newsArray[1] = "Over 60 per cent of Canberra’s employed population work in the fast-growing private sector.";
newsArray[2] = "Canberrans earn an average 20 per cent more than other Australians.";
newsArray[3] = "Canberra\’s school system is widely regarded as Australia\’s best with ACT students scoring top marks in reading, writing and numeracy in national tests.";
newsArray[4] = "Canberra has the nation\’s highest rate of students moving from school to university.";
newsArray[5] = "Canberra has the nation\’s highest rate of students moving from school to university.";
newsArray[6] = "Canberrans are highly educated. 37\% have a bachelor\’s degree \– almost double the national average.";
newsArray[7] = "Canberra organisations receive 12 per cent of Australia\’s total R&D funding yet Canberra is home to just 2 per cent of the population.";
newsArray[8] = "The Australian Institute of Sport, where Australia’s Olympic athletes train, is based in Canberra.";
newsArray[9] = "Canberra has world-class education, sporting, cultural and health facilities and all the amenities of a larger city \– without the hassles.";
newsArray[10] = "Canberra has 300km of bike paths and Australia\’s highest proportion of cycling commuters.";
newsArray[11] = "Canberra has more days of sunshine than any other Australian city.";
newsArray[12] = "Canberra has no traffic jams, no pollution, some of the nation\’s purest tap water and a low crime rate.";
newsArray[13] = "The average commuting time in Canberra is around 15 minutes.  There are no toll-ways and parking is free or low cost.";
newsArray[14] = "Canberra is three hours\’ drive to Sydney, two hours to the beach and 2.5 hours to the ski fields.";


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