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UNSW to build $1 billion Canberra campus after securing prime city land for next to nothing

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated March 5 2020 - 6:35am, first published 12:01am
Chief Minister Andrew Barr alongside UNSW Canberra rector professor Michael Frater in 2017. Picture: Karleen Minney
Chief Minister Andrew Barr alongside UNSW Canberra rector professor Michael Frater in 2017. Picture: Karleen Minney

University of New South Wales is planning to build a new $1 billion campus in the heart of Canberra after striking a deal with the ACT government to secure prime blocks of city land - essentially for free.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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