
From the most locked-down city in the world to one of the most liveable, Melbourne’s return to to the podium in the Global Liveability Index highlights Australia’s post-COVID revival as other state capitals also rise in the rankings.
The Global Liveability Index 2023 report said “a shift towards normality after the pandemic has helped the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney to bounce back up the rankings to third and fourth place, following a sharp tumble in 2022”.