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[[File:Commonwealth Club (Australia) - front view 01.jpg|thumb|Commonwealth Club (Australia). Artwork: "Apex II". The flagpole of Parliament House can be seen beside the clubhouse.]] thumb|Commonwealth Club (Australia). Artwork: "Pegasus"

The '''Commonwealth Club''' is a private members' club in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, founded by Field Marshall K.M Cariappa in 1954.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/commonwealth-club-courts-members-of-ailing-canberra-club-20140331-35uk1.html| title = Commonwealth Club courts members of ailing Canberra Club {{!}} The Canberra Times {{!}} Canberra, ACT| date = 31 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.smh.com.au/business/meet-the-boss-varied-experience-builds-skills-20150210-136k8c.html| title = Meet the boss: Varied experience builds skills| date = 4 February 2015}}</ref>

==Overview== The clubhouse overlooks Lake Burley Griffin, and has been the club's home since 1965. It is on Forster Crescent, Yarralumla, between the Embassy of the Russian Federation and Embassy of Brazil, and shares a garden fence with the Embassy of South Africa and the Embassy of Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

Membership, while not limited to a particular profession or demographic, is by invitation only. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Thistleton|first=John|date=2014-04-01|title=Commonwealth Club courts members of ailing Canberra Club|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6143753/commonwealth-club-courts-members-of-ailing-canberra-club/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=The Canberra Times|language=en-AU}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://commonwealth.com.au/ Official website]

Category:Buildings and structures in Canberra Category:Organisations based in Canberra Category:Gentlemen's clubs in Australia Category:1954 establishments in Australia Category:Organizations established in 1954

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