Our cities are widening the divide between the well-off and the rest. How can we turn this damaging trend around?

The “latte line” is the infamous, invisible boundary that divides Sydney between the more affluent north-east and the south-west. Historically, people north of the line enjoy better access to jobs and education, and can capitalise on rising property wealth. This has reinforced economic inequality. Despite our image as a classless society, similar spatial divides have long marked Australia’s other capital cities as well.