Opal Tower Outrage
Opal tower defects spark calls for building reforms
The final report into the Opal Tower debacle has recommended the creation of a "building structure review board" to improve construction of high-rises.
- by Megan Gorrey
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City life
'Biggest shake-up in building laws in our state's history' follows Opal Tower debacle
The government will also tighten protections for homeowners and owners’ corporations, to help ensure they receive compensation if builders or engineers have been negligent.
- by Jacob Saulwick
Property development
Taxpayer risks mount for Opal Tower fallout
Taxpayers in NSW may be forced to bear the burden of repairing the structure and compensating those who have lost out.
- by Jacob Saulwick
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Back to work: here’s what you missed when you were sitting on the beach
We've collected the biggest stories from the holiday period so you can get up to speed with the conversations around the water cooler this week.
- by Matt Bungard & Jenny Noyes
Property development
Opal Tower builder to stop paying for food and temporary accommodation
More residents are expected to start moving back into their apartments, as builder Icon announced it won't pay for food or accommodation beyond Sunday.
Opal Tower Outrage
Opal developer pulls out of the running for Sirius sale
The withdrawal follows publication of an open letter from advocates for the Sirius building urging the state government not to sell the site to the developer, Ecove.
- by Jacob Saulwick & Sarah Keoghan
Property development
Don't sell Sirius to the Opal tower developer, local politicians urge Premier
The state government is being urged to block the sale of the prime harbourside Sirius public housing building to the developers behind the cracked Opal Tower in Olympic Park.
- by Jacob Saulwick & Sarah Keoghan
Opinion
Opinion
Welcome to the Faulty Towers state, where any mug's an engineer
The Opal Tower debacle has exposed gaping loopholes in our building laws. It was deemed to be a work of "design excellence" on a "state-significant" site. Now we learn that the engineers who approve such projects need not be, ahem, engineers.
- by Elizabeth Farrelly
City life
A 'building site': Tower residents told to stay away from their homes
Experts investigating the cracked Opal Tower building have recommended that all residents should delay moving back until further investigations have taken place by independent engineers.
- by Josh Dye
Development
Tower standoff: residents told not to go home as tensions rise
Residents fear they are "caught in the cross fire" between the owners' corporation and the builder, as uncertainty surrounds when residents should return.
- by Josh Dye
City life
No guarantees as Opal Tower residents face up to six weeks in hotels
Some residents face another lengthy wait before they can return home, as investigators prepare to release their report about the building's cracks.
- by Josh Dye