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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Steve Evans

$50 million jump in cost of War Memorial revamp

The cost of construction has jumped. Picture: Karleen Minney

Soaring construction costs have bumped up the price tag for the revamp of the Australian War Memorial by a further $50 million.

It was originally billed as $498 million but the rise in the cost of raw materials and labour has pumped the budget up by 10 per cent.

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