Old Parliament House has a reopening date pencilled in for the end of March.
While work to completely repair the fire damage will take longer, the director of the Museum of Australian Democracy, Daryl Karp, reckons the public could be back in the historic building in two or so months.
Insurance assessors have examined the building, and a preliminary estimate of the cost is $4 million. Insurance should cover that, but possibly not any extra costs surrounding increased security in the future.
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