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Views to Die For: Murder, anarchy, and the battle for Sydney's future
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Mark Skelsey

Views to Die For

Murder, anarchy, and the battle for Sydney's future

Mark Skelsey

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English
Trafalgar Publishing
13 June 2025
City & town planning - architectural aspects; Central government policies; Regional & area planning; Urban & municipal planning
How did a 1970s plan to raze and redevelop a historic Sydney suburb lead to a kidnapping, murder and urban warfare?

And why does this tumultuous period still play a pivotal role in Sydney's planning today?
These are the big questions explored in Views To Die For.

Views To Die For has been published alongside the 50th anniversary of the 1975 murder of outspoken Kings Cross activist and publisher Juanita Nielsen.

It's the untold and inside story of how a scheme to turn Sydney's inner-east into a future Manhattan was driven by greed, secrecy and incompetence.

The scheme resulted in street violence, an anarchist uprising and Nielsen's death, but also sparked important reforms to support low-cost housing, protect heritage and allow communities to plan their future.

It's a legacy which is at the centre of a heated public debate as Sydney, and Australia, grapple with transformational change and a housing affordability crisis.
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Imprint:   Trafalgar Publishing
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   603g
ISBN:   9781763741027
ISBN 10:   1763741028
Pages:   334
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mark Skelsey is a Sydney-based writer, and media and communications professional, with a strong interest in urban affairs issues. He is a former State Political Reporter, and City Editor, with the Daily Telegraph, and a former Media Manager at the NSW Department of Planning.He has a Masters in Environmental Law from the University of Sydney (2010) and a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) from the University of Technology, Sydney (1990).All opinions in this book are that of the author, and not of the author's employers or clients, whether past, present or future.

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