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Shocking images inside cracking Opal Tower

A first look at the damage inside Opal Tower at Sydney Olympic Park has revealed worrying cracks and plaster destruction as...

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26th Dec. 2018 6:12 AM

Opal Tower at Sydney Olympic Park was evacuated on Christmas Eve amid concerns over its structural integrity. Picture: Flavio Brancaleone

Distressed residents leaving for good

WITH residents in Sydney’s infamous crumbling Opal Tower too scared to sleep, some are moving out entirely and others are...

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28th Dec. 2018 3:12 PM

Yogi in his apartment before he had to evacuate for a second time.

Dangers of ‘sick-building syndrome’

EXPERTS say the crumbling Sydney Opal Tower saga is part of a serious sickness that should signal a wake-up call to the...

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29th Dec. 2018 9:12 AM

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Residents refuse to vacate cracked tower

Residents of the cracked Opal Tower building are refusing to vacate, while the NSW government has announced a new “name and...

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30th Dec. 2018 5:12 PM

Some residents of the cracked Opal Tower building are refusing to vacate, despite urgent calls from the builder and developer for them to leave.

Deadline looms for crumbling tower

As the hunt for answers rages on, a crucial 48-hour deadline has been given to the firm which built Sydney’s crumbling Opal...

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31st Dec. 2018 9:12 AM

An army of tradies has been at the tower over the weekend. Picture: Tim Pascoe

More cracks appear in Opal Tower

DAMAGE at Sydney’s Opal Tower appears to be spreading with two new cracks found on a different floor to the one that...

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01st Jan. 2019 10:01 AM

Opal Tower residents have been dealt another blow with news more damage has been found on level 4 of the building. Picture: Tim Pascoe

Opal tower row: ‘Not covering our backsides’

A fiery war of words is brewing over who will cop the blame for Sydney’s crumbling tower as hundreds of residents are still...

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02nd Jan. 2019 6:01 AM

Residents Ilya Levchenko and his wife Anastasia Chen leave the building with their two children after picking some things up. Picture: Dylan Robinson

Opal Tower approved despite busting height limit

Developers were allowed to build Opal Tower 27m above the height limit at Olympic Park because of its “design...

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03rd Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

Opal Tower at Sydney Olympic Park is 27m over the area’s height limit. Picture: Gordon McComiskie

‘How can they ask us to move back?’

Shocking pictures reveal the devastating impact of structural work on Opal Tower residents’ homes and some say they never...

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03rd Jan. 2019 9:01 AM

The cause of the Opal Tower’s cracking is still unclear. Picture: Gordon McComiskie

Opal Tower built for a ‘bargain price’

SUBCONTRACTORS working on the scandal-plagued Opal Tower have slammed the builder Icon, claiming they were made to work for...

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04th Jan. 2019 2:01 PM

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