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#166 Post by rhino » Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:09 pm

Don't forget BHP's Big Con back in 2010-2012, when they took the whole state for a ride, Government, developers, mum-and-dad investors, support services, local families, spruiking their upgrade even in the week leading up to the Commitment Date, regarding the Olympic Dam Mine Expansion. I wouldn't trust those bastards for a second.
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#167 Post by Ben » Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:28 pm

8 years ago. Maybe time to forgive and forget.

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#168 Post by rhino » Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:32 pm

Ben wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:28 pm
8 years ago. Maybe time to forgive and forget.
Sorry, but that won't be happening any time soon for this little black duck.
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#169 Post by JAKJ » Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:44 pm

rhino wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:32 pm
Ben wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:28 pm
8 years ago. Maybe time to forgive and forget.
Sorry, but that won't be happening any time soon for this little black duck.
Very true. I am still amazed the major resource companies in this country aren't held more to account by the public. They extract billions of dollars of what is effectively a national resource, under a (globally comparable) minimal taxation scheme. They treat employers, contractors, suppliers and communities like crap - with all "social responsibility" focusing on investor perception rather than impact on the ground and they continue to manipulate State and Federal politics aggressively to their advantage.

I have worked with a number of majors - as an external contractor - (mostly in WA/ QLD) and it is truly disgusting seeing how these businesses operate and the damage they cause to local communities and families with their employment/ operating models (e.g. FiFo, embedded contractors, supplier terms) and act like we should all be forever grateful for the comparative pittance that is put back into communities.

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#170 Post by citywatcher » Tue Apr 10, 2018 5:56 pm

JAKJ wrote:
rhino wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:32 pm
Ben wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:28 pm
8 years ago. Maybe time to forgive and forget.
Sorry, but that won't be happening any time soon for this little black duck.
Very true. I am still amazed the major resource companies in this country aren't held more to account by the public. They extract billions of dollars of what is effectively a national resource, under a (globally comparable) minimal taxation scheme. They treat employers, contractors, suppliers and communities like crap - with all "social responsibility" focusing on investor perception rather than impact on the ground and they continue to manipulate State and Federal politics aggressively to their advantage.

I have worked with a number of majors - as an external contractor - (mostly in WA/ QLD) and it is truly disgusting seeing how these businesses operate and the damage they cause to local communities and families with their employment/ operating models (e.g. FiFo, embedded contractors, supplier terms) and act like we should all be forever grateful for the comparative pittance that is put back into communities.
absolutely spot on

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#171 Post by Jaymz » Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:02 pm

It's a shame they're happy to put their name on such a drab building. Hardly giving the company any look of being remotely innovative, and in such a high visibility location.

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#172 Post by Brando » Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:36 pm

Love the crane through the roof.

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#173 Post by EBG » Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:46 pm

A concrete pump tower gas been installed towards the northern end of the site (furthest from franklin St).

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#174 Post by Norman » Thu May 03, 2018 9:43 pm

A few recent photos showing the concrete pump and progress of the core

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#175 Post by Norman » Tue May 15, 2018 12:16 am

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#176 Post by EBG » Mon May 21, 2018 10:55 pm

The service core has risen 1 level since Norman's picture (above) from last Tuesday and site is making its presence felt from northern Victoria Square.
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#177 Post by Norman » Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:39 am

New renders on the side of the building

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#178 Post by Patrick_27 » Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:40 pm

Uh, What happened to the original intended finishes on the podium?
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#179 Post by Will » Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:28 pm

Patrick_27 wrote:
Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:40 pm
Uh, What happened to the original intended finishes on the podium?
It has been dumbed down. What was already a disappointing development has lost its only redeeming feature. It is now the pig’s arse.

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#180 Post by EBG » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:37 pm

lunch time 1 JUNE 18. Work on the second level.
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