and later in the article he is quoted as:"But Melbourne's had...

and later in the article he is quoted as:

"But Melbourne's had very sufficient supply and it's had very strong growth in property prices,"

Falling prices for 4 years is suddenly strong growth? Seems very strange.

If Sydney houses have fallen 2.4% on average and some areas have had very large falls (which I doubt is very wide-spread), it would seem that there were significant gains in some areas.

Very difficult to make too general statements when it comes to property in Australia, very fragmented market.

Crucial to really know your area.

all the best