City sprawl a growing threat

Perth has become the world's most sprawling city and needs to reimagine itself or its survival is at risk, a new book on the future of Australian cities warns.

Compiled by two Perth urban planners, Made in Australia warns the failure to allow medium and high- density housing in many suburbs threatens to consign millions of future residents to areas far from the city centre.

They say one solution may be a high-speed train from Geraldton to Busselton.

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