Rich lister Kerry Stokes has strongly backed the Australian War Memorial $500 million redesign, despite attacks from architects over planned demolition of existing award-winning buildings.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Thursday the government would spend $498 million on the ambitious, nine-year expansion of the historic Canberra site, increasing its footprint by 80 per cent.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
