The Turnbull’s economic apartheid divides Sydney along “latte line”

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By Leith van Onselen

Sydney has been economically segregated into two, with privileged white collar workers located in the north and east of the city (above the ‘latte line’), and the poorer working class located in the south and west (below the ‘latte line’). From The SMH:

The ‘latte line’ is an imaginary boundary that splits Sydney down class and economic lines, running from the airport north-west through Parramatta.

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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.