If the export tax is not charged then it’s easier to justify to shut the industry down.

All three are cities.

Nobody is asking you to. But what about the reverse? Why can’t they get a decent job, have a stable career and good education and health services?

How about equitable investment? Would that be fair?

Yes and without investment in the ‘heavily subsidised towns’ the disparity grows and more ‘heavy subsidy’ is required.

It needs desalination, more homes are not driving housing prices down, the disparity of cities outside of Sydney is growing and will only get worse. These are key reasons. Sure we could get more density all over but it won’t help. To build infrastructure in a busy city now is hugely expensive too.

Also Greater Newcastle has a population of 530k, Gosford 350k, Wollongong 320k none of those receive the funding like Canberra or Sydney.

Canberra 485k

Why would you work in an under funded regional hospital when you could put up with working in Sydney? If you could work in a regional hospital that’s well funded and staffed by better specialists you’d probably stay there.

Fully disagree. The disparity in spending on Sydney compared to ‘regions’ is huge. Which means over time the regions can’t keep up or the investment to bring regional services up is too great. That’s more the reason why. Covid proved people don’t need or really want to live in Sydney.

That’s because you can’t just move a business and expect it to be great. That’s not what I was suggesting.

You need to invest over long periods to grow regions into cities. You can’t just pour money into cities because the disparity becomes too big to provide equality for services that matter.

So you want everyone in one city then?

No it’s librarians, bank managers, car sales, printers, doctor, school photographer, cleaner, etc.

People on lower incomes suffer more inequality the more we have a disparity between the city and the regional city.

Because you can’t treat a cancer patient over the internet.

Really expensive or just not justified. The Sydney Hospital is too busy and the treatment quality per patient declines.

Also, the point that investment in services in Sydney over time devalues any investment needed in cities outside.

If Tamworth Hospital can’t provide justification for a cancer clinic then the locals have to get treated hundreds oh km away. The investment to bring their facility up to pace is …

has to live in an expensive city to earn not enough and live in a rented house that can’t afford to buy.

Water via deal plant is extraordinarily expensive to produce, and maintain the facility. The fact we needed one shows we don’t have enough water to supply Sydney. The cost of housing doesn’t go down by building more housing in and around Sydney though. It just means that the average person…

Freakin trolls…so rare on this platform.

That’s the one! Ha ha

Life long concern about Iran you say Donald? Did you know Israel has never signed the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Trump always tells us the truth by saying the opposite.

Only by that lady that would appear on Hey Hey it’s Saturday’s Red Faces once a year right?

Remember when you had wax head or westy music too? We fitted into groups and that kinda followed where you lived more or less.

Yeah but…I think if developers shared their risk over the ‘missing middle’ type of building - which are 4-8 storey buildings rather than 25 storey buildings, their build time, investment and buyer exposure is reduced. Finishing buildings quicker helps everyone.

Is that a grown up enough view for you?

This example of inequality is across all institutions. From libraries to dance schools. The issue is create balance the Gov needs to over invest in facilities and infrastructure but the value is never returned because of the low foot traffic. This is a terrible & imbalanced way to exist.

with the higher density advantages of Sydney centric services. Eg; a hospital with a cancer unit eventually needs to locate to Sydney or Newcastle meaning the regional cities lose vital services for locals. The inner city ward becomes too big and too impersonal which is bad for treatment success.

central US cities and Canadian cities. While those cities enjoy space they lack a lot.

From transport to jobs, services to education. Having to relocate to cities means leaving families, communities, etc. The disparity means over time the services are hollowed out as they can’t afford to compete…

Grow up? Oh ok.

Sydney is the largest city in Oceania. Its density is only offset by its large footprint. The CBD and inter suburb density 20k/km is comparable in density with Paris with 21k/km. The issue is the disparity between Sydney and the states other cities. We sit only in comparison with..

The roads, water supply, cost of housing is already beyond its limits.

Not every business is Coles.