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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

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

Subcontractors working on the Opal Tower claim they were expected to build the high-rise for “unreasonable pay”. Picture: John Appleyard

Cracks in Opal Tower ‘started three years ago’

A whistleblower who claims to have been involved in the construction of the Opal Tower said there was up to 20 metres of...

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05th Feb. 2019 5:02 AM

Some residents of the apartment block have refused to move back. Picture: Tim Pascoe

Opal Tower report: It’s the designers, engineers fault

An independent report commissioned by the NSW government into building defects at the troubled Opal Tower is expected to...

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21st Feb. 2019 5:02 AM

A number of “design and construction issues” were believed to be responsible for causing “major damage” to parts of the building.

$1 million a week for homeless Opal Tower residents

The builder of the troubled Opal Tower has forked out almost $1 million a week in reimbursing homeless residents.

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22nd Feb. 2019 5:02 AM

More than 220 units are still deemed uninhabitable due to ongoing rectification work.

Government’s secret deal with Opal Tower developer

The NSW state government owns more than $6 million worth of apartments in the shonky Opal Tower, The Daily Telegraph can...

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09th Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

One resident revealed he was still paying for rent despite not living there for the past 12 days. Picture: Monique Harmer

Opal Tower residents paying rent for wreckage

Landlords who own units at the defective Opal Tower are still charging residents hundreds of dollars in rent and refusing...

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07th Jan. 2019 7:01 AM

Props reinforce the ceiling inside the Opal Tower Pictures: Facebook

Horror photos inside crumbling tower

Residents say they have been “failed” as their belongings get moved without their permission, and they refuse to move back...

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14th Jan. 2019 11:01 AM

Residents at Opal Tower are still having problems. Picture: Nika Khodjasteh

Opal Tower fix may reduce floor space in some units

A number of apartments on the most damaged floors of the troubled Opal Tower would lose living floor space under proposed...

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21st Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

Residents from 105 apartments still can’t move back into their homes yet. Picture: Dylan Robinson

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

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