According to a recent report, Australian capital cities are becoming more segregated along socioeconomic lines. And the trend is worst in Sydney. Inequality is rising.
The Conversation published: Our cities are widening the divide between the well-off and the rest. How can we turn this damaging trend around? Written by three researchers from the University of Sydney.
They talked about the so called “latte line”, the infamous, invisible boundary that divides Sydney between the more affluent north-east and the south-west. Historically, people north of the line enjoy better access to jobs and education, and can capitalise on rising property wealth. This has reinforced economic inequality.
Sydney emerged as the most segregated and unequal of the five cities. The latte line is getting stronger. Other cities also showed rising inequality.
Bad policy is creating a more and more unequal society. The traditional idea of Australia as an egalitarian society is dying. The property market is the problem, but Governments are ignoring the consequences, and focussing on “announcables” as we discussed yesterday. We need to do better!
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