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Month: March 2019

“I’ve just discovered my building is covered in flammable cladding”

25 March 2019 admin Publications

Last week I found out that I am one of potentially hundreds of thousands of Australians who live in a fire-prone and unsafe apartment.

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Once a building is destroyed, can the loss of a place like the Corkman be undone?

13 March 2019 admin Publications

Since the illegal demolition of the historic Corkman Irish Pub in Melbourne in 2016, debate has raged about the best way forward for this historic place. The state planning minister is pursuing an order, via the Victorian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, for the two-storey pub to be rebuilt. This final legal case is set down to be heard in June 2019.

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