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Editor's note
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We know that income inequality has been rising in Australian cities and that this inequality increases with city size. New research now shows that rich and poor are also increasingly segregated in our biggest cities, with high-income and low-income earners less likely to be near neighbours than they were a generation ago.
Author Bruce Bradbury will be available to answer your questions about the piece today from 1pm to 2pm AEDT. Post your queries in the comments section of the article.
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Top story
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New research shows that spatial segregation between the rich and poor in our six largest cities has been increasing over time.
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Bruce Bradbury, UNSW
Not only has income inequality in Australia grown over the past two decades, rich and poor are also more segregated in terms of where they live in the big cities.
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Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten help with the cyclone clean-up efforts in Bowen, Queensland on Thursday.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
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Environment + Energy
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Melanie Blanchette, Edith Cowan University; Mark Lund, Edith Cowan University
What do you do with a giant pit mine once it closes? One option for the Hazelwood mine is creating a recreational lake – but there are economic and environmental issues to consider.
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Health + Medicine
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Joseph Paul Forgas, UNSW
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Merle Spriggs, University of Melbourne
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Patricia Simons, University of Michigan
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Sally Breen, Griffith University
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Science + Technology
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Paul Oliver, Australian National University; Mike Lee, Flinders University
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Petr Matous, University of Sydney
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Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology
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Elise Klein, University of Melbourne
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