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Editorial: As the dust settles on the NSW government's Powerhouse about-face, it must explain how it will run two world-class technology museums instead of one.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian deserves credit for keeping open the Ultimo branch of the Powerhouse, but now that the decision has been made, many questions about the future of the city’s museums remain.Ms Berejiklian, her Treasurer Dom Perrottet and newly returned Arts Minister Don Harwin announced on SaturdayIt certainly took guts for Ms Berejiklian to shelve the plan on which her government has already spent five years and $46 million in consultants’ fees.

It emerged that the new Parramatta site might not be able to accommodate about 15 of the largest and best exhibits. Since the new museum will take at least four years to build, Sydney would have been left without a science museum until 2024.on the Parramatta site because the design involves demolishing the heritage-listed Willow Grove and a row of houses at St Georges Terrace. The noise around the project was a continuing distraction for the government.

The government must also explain how it plans to find the cash to pay for two first-class museums instead of one, especially since it won’t have the funds from selling Ultimo. Luckily it has saved some money by stopping the unnecessary reconstruction of ANZ Stadium in Homebush. Some of that money could be deployed to the city’s cultural facilities.

 

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It’s not an about face. Clearly, the developer that had already been selected has bottled it in the economic down turn leaving Gladys stranded. Can I have Meriton for $1000 please

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