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Sydney's Opal Tower: NSW orders probe after 'cracking', evacuation of residents

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The NSW planning department has started a probe into developer Ecove's Opal Tower in Sydney Olympic Park, after residents of the 392-apartment tower were evacuated on Christmas Eve.

Planning Minister Anthony Roberts said on Wednesday his department would "comprehensively investigate and report to me all steps taken" to ensure the building's structural integrity.

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