But you’re holding a small computer, you’ve got a minute spare to read this, and neither of those is true for most people alive. That’s not a coincidence. It’s the whole story. The average Melburnian adult, ranked by net wealth against the rest of the planet, now sits inside the world’s richest 3%. Picture the species stacked on a hundred-rung ladder. You’re somewhere around the 97th rung, with most of humanity well beneath you. Stay up to date with what’s happening in and around Melbourne here.