James Packer's Barangaroo casino to proceed after failed legal bid

By Lisa Visentin
Updated December 23 2016 - 4:08pm, first published 3:07pm
Lawyers for local community groups challenged the legality of planning approvals given to relocate the $2 billion casino complex to the waterfront.  Photo: Crown Resorts
Lawyers for local community groups challenged the legality of planning approvals given to relocate the $2 billion casino complex to the waterfront. Photo: Crown Resorts
Artist's impression of Crown Resorts' casino and apartment complex at Barangaroo. Photo: Crown Resorts
Artist's impression of Crown Resorts' casino and apartment complex at Barangaroo. Photo: Crown Resorts

After years of controversy and months of planning and regulatory hurdles, James Packer's $2 billion Barangaroo casino is all but a reality after a last-ditch legal bid from a local community group was rejected on Friday.

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