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Disabled man David Cawthorn said he was “gutted” after losing a High Court appeal over access to Parliament Square in Hobart.

'Uphill battle': for disability advocates, there's something missing in Hobart's Parliament Square

Last modified on Sat 6 Feb 2021 21.44 EST It was once touted as Hobart’s answer to Melbourne’s Federation Square. Now, the $220m Parliament Square redevelopment is at the centre of a legal dispute over equal access that is headed to the high court. Four years after disability advocate and pensioner David Cawthorn first lodged a complaint, developer Citta Group last month appealed to the high court in a bid to block the case from being heard at Tasmania’s anti-discrimination tribunal. Cawthorn argues the design means people like him will be forced to wheel themselves 35 metres up a hill when entering the development from Salamanca, its southern end.