The population race no Melbournian wants to win

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By Leith van Onselen

From The Australian’s Weekend Inquirer came the below triumphant article on how Melbourne’s population will soon overtake Sydney’s:

While almost no one has been looking, Melbourne has been attracting people, business, technology and talent, and stealing a march on Sydney. Population growth in the past 12 years has been staggering in both cities.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.