Melbourne and Sydney bounce back up the world’s most liveable cities list

Vienna and Copenhagen top Economist’s annual list, with Melbourne and Sydney coming in third and fourth

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Melbourne and Sydney have bounced back up the list of the Economist’s annual list of most liveable cities globally, coming in third and fourth respectively.

Perth and Adelaide were also among the biggest movers up the ranks in the past 12 months, moving up 21 and 19 places respectively.

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