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The Opal Tower
TOPIC NAME

The Opal Tower (Sydney)

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OVERVIEW

There was new roll style media coverage of The Opal Towers structure problems resulting with multiple digital and traditional media sources. The political, economic and social implications, particularly in the lead up to an election, means a variety of journalistic sources. The breadth of impact, required changes to multiple industries and the economic and investment impact, internationally, means this topic of value to the digital community. Media outlets which have reported on The Opal Tower range from main stream news, financial and investment, architectural, construction and political news. Using published news reports and analysis pieces, from credited organisations, ensures the verifiability of these sources. Significant coverage is ensured as the topic doesn’t allow for topic divergence, sources are reliable due to the breadth of coverage and the integrity of the news outlets. The sources are all secondary and independent of the subject as they are written by journalists or professors from respected media and academic organisations.

WIKIPROJECTS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sydney

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Architecture

HEADINGS AND LAYOUT

History

Impacts

Political:- Industry; Legal Principles

Social:- Citizen Trust; Work and Lifestyle; Individual Socio-Economic

Economic:- Property Value; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Property;

Future Implications

SOURCES

''Grennan, H. (2019). Sydney's dodgy buildings due to 17 years of inaction. Retrieved from https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-dodgy-buildings-due-to-17-years-of-inaction-20181227-p50odo.html ''

This source meets wikipedia’s standards and university standards as it meets it’s verifiability and notability requirements. Whilst the source itself is listed as an opinion piece, it references many reports or other formal information - such as council documents - to create an accurate history of The Opal Tower property. The article is full of factual documentation and data which will be helpful in creating a wikipedia article that is data heavy and well researched. This will also help greatly with information for the ‘History’ heading. The reports or third party sources will be used to check and expand on the data in the article to help with validity.

''Knight, B. (2019). After Opal Tower: UNSW researchers to investigate major building defects. Retrieved from https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/social-affairs/after-opal-tower-unsw-researchers-investigate-major-building-defects ''

Published to the University of New South Wales Newsroom, as a educational organisation and publisher, provides a base for a verifiable and notable source. UNSW Sydney’s City Futures Research Centre has received special funding to help fund research and inquiries into the impacts and causes of Australia’s current infrastructure problems, initiated by The Opal Tower. Research published by UNSW are from a team of professors, fellows and research doctors, all with relevant academic experience relating to construction, architecture and built environment. This ensures that the information is relevant, secondary and independent. This source provides quantifiable data, a more holistic understanding of Australia’s residential construction environment, and as a result how The Opal Tower incident could have occurred. This UNSW team will release a report of their findings at the end of 2019, until then, this source covers the foundational requirements and relative data to effectively fill out a wikipedia page. This will provide content for ‘History’ and ‘Impacts: Political’.

''Sydney’s City Futures Research Centre. (2019). Opal Tower Investigation Final Report. Sydney: Unisearch. Retrieved from https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/-/media/Files/DPE/Reports/opal-tower-investigation-final-report-2018-02-22.pdf?la=en ''

An independent report into The Opal Tower, completed by the independent UNSW team provides a qualitative and quantitative insight into the the causes, impacts and solutions of the faulty Opal Tower. It was requested by the Minister for Planning and Housing, providing for data which addresses the legal paradigms and discusses the potential social and economic impact. This source will be essential in ensuring the entire article is accurate, informed and free from bias. The report will provide information for the body headings on the page, focusing on the ‘Impacts’ - political, social and economic - of The Opal Tower as well as its future implications.

''Martin, M. (2019). Opal Tower failure reveals “broken system”. Retrieved from https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/au/news/breaking-news/opal-tower-failure-reveals-broken-system-121756.aspx ''

This source speaks to the industry impacts of the faulty tower. The article will help build on information about the current state of NSW infrastructure whilst pulling from industry professionals - Owners Corporation and Australian Sub-Contractors Association - to communicate the impacts. This article helps to ensure the article is free from bias and informed from all angles of the topic. This will help to highlight the impacts of uncertainty of responsibility in the sector, as well as providing information for the political and economic impacts.

''Ho, K. (2019). Opal Tower investigation finds design issues, non-compliance | Infrastructure Magazine. Retrieved from https://infrastructuremagazine.com.au/2019/02/25/opal-tower-investigation-finds-design-issues-non-compliance/ ''

Another source which is published by a specific area impacted by The Opal Tower. The article pulls from the report completed by Sydney’s City Futures Research Centre. Used alongside the report itself, the structure of the article helps to highlight key findings and resulting implications, specific to the infrastructure industry. It references key political, research and industry officials to help create an accurate portrait of the current environment following the incident.

Using databases of news-roll, live coverage, published reports and conclusive articles created in response to the news coverage, ensures recent and agreed upon data, ensuring verifiability and notability of the journalistic sources. Breadth of coverage ensures accuracy and independence of the article content.

History
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