Albo’s ‘Big Australia’ an inequality, livability and sustainability disaster

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A report in the New Scientist, based on smartphone data from nine million people, shows that large US cities lead to more segregation between rich and poor than smaller cities and towns.

This follows recent research from the US Federal Reserve, which showed that economic inequality in the United States is much more pronounced in large cities.

The experience is similar in Australia.

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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.