NSW taxpayers to be slugged millions to fix Opal tower faults

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By Leith van Onselen

Last week, the senior bureaucrat who reviewed building regulation for the NSW Government warned that defects in the 34-storey Opal Tower at Sydney’s Olympic Park “are likely just the tip of the iceberg”.

Over the weekend, The Australian reported that NSW taxpayers may be forced to pay millions to repair the cracks:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.