‘Inevitable’ taxpayers will pay for flammable cladding replacement

Monday 13 May 2019

Construction lawyer and co-author of a key industry report, Bronwyn Weir, believes it is “inevitable” that the Australian Government will follow the UK’s lead and fund the removal and replacement of flammable cladding on 1,000-plus buildings. From The AFR:

Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that the government would pay £200 million ($373 million) to remove and replace aluminium composite panels of the sort used on Grenfell…

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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.