![]() ![]() "The way we're viewed around the world is important, of course, but all of us know here that Melbourne is back, that Victoria is back," he said.ĭistinguished Professor Billie Giles-Corti from RMIT's Centre for Urban Research said Melbourne's healthcare rating was "a bit of a nonsense". Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews said Melbourne had recovered strongly from the difficulties of the pandemic. However, due to the COVID-19 wave that struck both countries in late 2021, they "no longer have a COVID advantage over well-vaccinated European and Canadian cities", the report said. ![]() The EIU said Australia and New Zealand benefited in early 2021 "when COVID vaccines were scarce: their closed borders kept cases down, keeping liveability high". The impact of the 2021 COVID-19 wave hit New Zealand cities more severely in the rankings, with Auckland dropping from first place in last year's index, to 34th. As a result, Perth and Adelaide have lost ground since last year," the report said. "In Australia, some states were slower to lift restrictions than others. It said that western European cities that had removed most of their COVID-19 restrictions had made significant climbs up the rankings. In its most-recent report, the EIU said the pandemic continued to drive the biggest moves up and down in the liveability index. ![]()
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