Stadium
Allianz Stadium
40/44 Driver Ave, Moore Park NSW 2021
Rebuilt stadium of glowing roof lights and exposed timber, raised on the site of a demolished nineteen-eighties predecessor after fierce public backlash.
This guide to Allianz Stadium in Sydney follows the public fight over the 1988 stadium that used to stand on this site, sparked by columnist Peter FitzSimons's 2017 question about why a government would demolish a functioning venue after just twenty years. It traces the petition that climbed toward two hundred thousand signatures, the government's case for a full rebuild, and the court injunction opponents won before a judge let demolition proceed. The dispute even became a flashpoint in the 2019 state election.
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