Keating's clobber speaks volumes

The fact that Paul Keating (Letters, December 18-19) sees fit to celebrate the rubberstamping of Barangaroo with a gratuitous swipe at Clover Moore tells us all we need to know about the smug attitude that characterises the whole project. His comparison between Barangaroo's aquatic hotel and a proposed tower at Circular Quay is specious. The quay is already lined with skyscrapers, including Sydney's first tall tower, the 1962 AMP building. Depending on the proposed design, it, unlike the waters of Darling Harbour, is an eminently appropriate setting for a tall building. That Barangaroo's backers were able to base a whole project on such unsound arguments is a tragic indictment of our planning system.

Alan Miller Hornsby