Two Australian capitals have hit the top 10 of an elite global index, with two others penalised for shock surges in housing ...

Brisbane is rated highly for its environment, but lags on economic factors, and a new international index puts Sydney and Melbourne ahead for quality of life.

Sydney has cracked the top 10, while Melbourne climbed three spots in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index, which showed ...

Overall, seven Australian cities cracked the Global Cities Index top 100 in 2025, with Melbourne in sixth place, Brisbane in 23rd, Perth in 31st, Canberra in 52nd, Adelaide in 54th and the Gold Coast ...

While Australia led in construction cost increases, US cities dominated in absolute construction costs. New York topped the ...