Je confirm: I'm not paying Ozman to say all this stuff
He's doing just fine on his own
However, if I had to give a really diplomatic/balanced view, I'd have to say, a big city is a big city, and when they're both packed with traffic at rush hour, I probably wouldn't see much difference between Sydney & Melbourne.
Selon moi, if it's surface glamour you want first of all, and a place to holiday rather than buy a house and live, Sydney's a good place to start, but if it's a mix of everything (and Melbourne with its new docklands is looking more glamourous all the time - I hardly recognise this part any more after just 6 months!) and more affordability, I'd recommend Melbourne.... and other smaller cities.....like Ballarat, par exemple
(I couldn't resist that opportunity for a little promotion
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Kate
PS For great climate, n'oubliez pas Perth aussi. (There's one for Albatross)