Sydney’s plan to split into three cities in as little as 20 years

Re:Sydney’s plan to split into three cities in as little as ... by stephen_g on Friday April 13, 2018 @06:24AM (#16828576)

The NSW Government is so crazy that they’re adding new tolls to a previously free highway to pay for a ridiculously expensive new toll road.

Sydney and Melbourne’s populations are both growing way too fast for the Governments to keep up with infrastructure, schools, hospitals, etc. even if they were competent... (The Federal Government sets the skilled migration rate, which is unusually high compared to other OECD countries, but the states have to pay for the infrastructure. At the same time, there’s huge slack in the employment market with up to 20% unemployed or under-employed).

I’m so glad my family moved away from Sydney when I was a baby... If you can find a good tech job, life is much better (and cheaper) in Brisbane.

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Re:Sydney’s plan to split into three cities in as little as ... by isostatic on Friday April 13, 2018 @06:57AM (#16828767)

> If you can find a good tech job

Finding one job is easy. However what's the contingency if that job goes (bust, relocate, get fed up with the politics, etc)

People seem to flock to major tech hubs because they are more likely to be able to find a replacement job. There's less competition for jobs in Brisbane, but there's fewer jobs available, and it's harder to leave one job on Friday and start a new one on Monday.

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