Preface / Sir William Deane -- Foreword -- Executive summary --Analytical framework -- Challenges to meet Canberra's potential -- Strategic planning for Canberra's sustainable urban development -- Selection of expert papers from the Future Canberra Symposium held 9 May 2001 -- Future opportunities for business in Canberra : what does business need to operate successfully? / by Roslyn Hughes -- Canberra : a liveable city? / by John McInerney -- Ecologically sustainable development in Canberra : a citizen's view / by Brett Odgers -- Putting the public back in participation : ready, willing and able / by Susan Pellegrino -- Future Canberra : sustainable outcomes / by Colin Stewart -- Future Canberra : poverty or participation / by Marianne Vreugdenhil and Daniel Stubbs.