Skies above the nation's capital have erupted in a riot of colour and movement with the launch of Canberra's annual hot air balloon spectacular.

Thousands of spectators have been rewarded for their early wake-ups with a stunning display of hot air balloons across Canberra's skyline.

Canberra in South-Eastern Australia is another. We asked local photographic don Luke Brown to take us on a visual tour of the skate terrain of a city designed from the ground up! Most overseas ...