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Flat White

And the winner is Syd-en-ney

6 July 2020

7:20 PM

6 July 2020

7:20 PM

It’s miserable in Melbourne today. At the time of writing, the rain has apparently turned to constant drizzle, but the mercury has only just climbed over 10 degrees. Meanwhile, in Sydney, it’s sunny and clear and set to reach 18.

Before coronavirus, Melbournians were gloating that this would be the decade where their city would regain the honour of being the largest in Australia, the title seized by Sydney after the depression of the 1890s.

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