Economist Intelligence Unit

Melbourne: Now the World’s Most Liveable City

14 September 2011 Australia's Places

It was only in March of this year that I was reporting the latest Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability rankings. At the time, there were very few changes, although Melbourne had slipped into second position from being third the previous two years. Image courtesy of vermininc You can see how all Australian cities fared in [...]

Australian Cities: Most Expensive in the World?

24 August 2011 Cost of Living - Australia

A couple of weeks ago I did an update on the cost of living in Australia when I went grocery shopping again. I pretty much bought all of the same things I had purchased two years ago and was shocked to find that here in Australia, prices had barely changed during that time. So what’s [...]

Melbourne Moves Into Second Place…

14 March 2011 Australia's Places

The latest results for the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability Poll 2011 are out, how exciting is that? Well, not at all really. Why? Because, by and large, there’s very little change from last year’s Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability Poll. So, maybe I don’t need to write a post today at all, all I need do [...]

Australia: Far Too Dangerous and Way Too Livable

12 February 2010 Australia's Places

I feel such a fool. All the effort I have put into my category Australia’s Bad Things, with 46 post so far and probably more than 30,000 words and now I discover how I could have covered it all so much quicker. A couple of comedians managed to condense it into just over a minute! [...]

Cost of Living in Australia and UK: Cities Compared

17 December 2009 Cost of Living - Australia

….and some other cities too. In my category “Cost of Living – Australia” I have looked at the costs of a wide range of essential items ranging from electrical goods to groceries, from houses to ambulance fees and from toys to booze. At the start of the exercise I suggested that there wouldn’t be too [...]

And the Best City Ever to Live In is….

12 June 2009 Australia's Places

Drum roll please….. Vancouver! Ra Ra Ra! And the next best city is……..more drums….. Vienna! More Ra Ra Ra! (at a slightly lower volume) But I thought this blog was about living in Australia? Well yes, it is. And for those of you who have stuck with this post past the boring bits, that is [...]