Melbourne takes Sydney's crown as biggest city - or does it?

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For decades, Sydney has been viewed as Australia's biggest city with over five-point-three million residents. But the Australian Bureau of statistics says that has now changed, as Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia's biggest state. But it's not quite as clear-cut as it seems.

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Published 17 April 2023 3:34pm

Updated 17 April 2023 5:42pm

By Aymen Baghdadi

Source: SBS News

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For decades, Sydney has been viewed as Australia's biggest city with over five-point-three million residents. But the Australian Bureau of statistics says that has now changed, as Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia's biggest state. But it's not quite as clear-cut as it seems.

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Melbourne takes Sydney's crown as biggest city - or does it?

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For decades, Sydney has been viewed as Australia's biggest city with over five-point-three million residents. But the Australian Bureau of statistics says that has now changed, as Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia's biggest state. But it's not quite as clear-cut as it seems.

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For decades, Sydney has been viewed as Australia's biggest city with over five-point-three million residents. But the Australian Bureau of statistics says that has now changed, as Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia's biggest state. But it's not quite as clear-cut as it seems.

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