'Very troubled project': Hospital cost blowout concerns treasurer
05-06-2026 23:27 via abc.net.au

'Very troubled project': Hospital cost blowout concerns treasurer

The new Women's and Children's Hospital was priced at $3.2 billion in 2022, before inflation and other pressures sent costs in the construction industry soaring.
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