Premier Peter Malinauskas says it will cost up to half a billion dollars or more to build an "internationally significant" Tarrkarri Aboriginal cultural centre on North Terrace - up to triple the $200m budgeted.
The ambassador for the suspended $200 million Aboriginal cultural centre on North Terrace says he would be “devastated” if it was scrapped and wants information after the Premier cast doubt over the project’s future.
A high-profile panel reviewing the suspended $200 million Aboriginal cultural centre on North Terrace has this morning presented its findings to State Cabinet, with the Premier saying he now faces a “big decision” on whether to boost the project’s funding.
A genuine need to make reparations for the historical abuses inflicted on Indigenous people is not best achieved by quarantining work in narrowly focused institutions.