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Originally Posted by ssiguy
Melbourne and Sydney are not really an apt comparison. They, like Montreal and Toronto, were roughly the same size but unlike Tor/Mon there has never been an a wholesale exodus from one to the other. Although Melbourne continues to close the gap and within 5 years will overtake Sydney, there will never be a very significant size or importance difference between the 2. Also there is a distinct possibility that Sydney will eventually overtake Melbourne but whether it does or not, I don't think Australia will ever have one truly dominant city.
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Pretty much.
Yet, if it weren't for a few Melbourne leaders in the 70s and 80s who couldn't fathom Sydney dominating who have in turn conjured and nurtured a fightback spirit over the decades... we'd probably have a T'ronno/Muntreeawl situation on our hands.