“Rarely in modern history have two big cities competed so strenuously, so evenly, for so long as Melbourne and Sydney,” historian Geoffrey Blainey has written.
Compare Australia’s metropolitan bifurcation with England and France, where capital cities London and Paris are dominant in their nations’ histories, finance and culture.
Andrew ClarkSenior writerAndrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au
