Melbourne fourth on Asian rich list

MELBOURNE is the fourth richest urban centre in Asia behind Perth and Sydney, fresh economic data reveals.

While Melbourne is the 11th biggest economy by GDP in the region, our GDP per capita ranks us ahead of Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

The latest edition of the Department of Planning's Research Matters publication reveals Perth is emerging as a powerhouse of the region, coming second to South Korea's Ulsan for GDP per capita.

heraldsun.com.au 8 Apr 2012

In preperation for an 'Asian' (onslaught of slave labour) into Australia, the politicians with the help of the corporate media are redefining the boundaries, and now calling Australia (e.g. Melbourne) Asian.