The Crown Casino rising over the Barangaroo precinct on Sydney Harbor was approved without a competitive tender or public planning assessments.
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Overseas, city-shaping mega-projects are generally overseen by local government, but in Australia state governments often step in and exclude council and community representatives from the process.
There are different types of drought and how they affect different sectors of society varies.
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South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation has plans in place to ensure adequate water supply until 2040 and beyond.
The Korle Gono beach in Accra covered in plastic bottles and other items washed ashore following weeks of heavy flooding in 2016.
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