Concerns CBD skyscraper will ‘obliterate’ views from iconic bar
A planning tete-a-tete has kicked off over plans for a mega 38-storey development, with views from one of the CBD’s most iconic venues set to be blocked.
Major projects
Starick: SA’s ground zero in Albo and Dutton’s nuclear stand-off
Crunch time for affordable, reliable electricity is coming fast and SA will be key to deciding nuclear power’s fate, writes Paul Starick.
Second, even taller Festival Plaza tower to transform city
One of Adelaide’s tallest skyscrapers will be constructed in the heart of the CBD next to Parliament House, in what the Premier says is a sign South Australia is “growing up”.
Don’t let Gather Round go like we did the Grand Prix
Adelaide must act now to keep reinventing AFL Gather Round so it becomes a permanent fixture here, Paul Starick writes.
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Site uproar threatens world-class new kids hospital
A WCH and heritage advocate says the site for the future hospital is the “only place for it” and debates over parklands protection are “all a bit precious”. Do you agree? Join the conversation.
Probe into ‘rushed and secretive’ $3.2bn WCH plan demanded
There are calls for the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital plan to be rigorously scrutinised by a parliamentary inquiry.
Mali’s minority retort: Premier decries NIMBY naysayers
Premier Peter Malinauskas has spoken out about “minority opinion” infecting political judgments about projects in the state’s long-term interests.
Super charge us! Capital idea to pay SA’s big new hospital bill
The proposed Women’s and Children’s Hospital has brought into focus the need for a more sophisticated discussion around how we finance major projects, writes Bruce Djite.
‘Makes no sense’: Inside Adelaide’s most controversial building
Go inside the controversial, 29-storey Festival Tower, being built in the heart of the city next to Parliament House – but could there be a second tower?
Eye-watering cost per bed at new WCH almost triple of flagship RAH
The new Women’s and Children’s Hospital will be Australia’s most expensive building – and with a staggering cost per bed revealed to be almost three times more than the RAH.
Ugly, inaccessible, not even that old … this isn’t heritage worth protecting
Build a new kids’ hospital? Or keep unloved, unseen police barracks? When it comes to heritage buildings, this is one battle progress needs to win, writes David Penberthy.
Cost of electing Labor keeps rising – but who’s to blame?
A $3bn hospital. A $15bn road project. The cost of SA’s huge projects just keeps soaring, Paul Starick writes, but is it Labor’s fault?
World-class new WCH set to raze historic parklands site
Adelaide’s new Women’s and Children’s Hospital will have 394 patient beds – so where will they go? See the plans and watch the flyover video.
The ultimate Adelaide fight: Politics vs the parklands
The Premier will tackle head-on Adelaide’s powerful heritage and parklands lobbies over his new WCH site, writes Paul Starick. But will most South Aussies back him?
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