Demolition job: the Liberal party war surrounding NSW building commissioner’s exit

David Chandler's job brought him into close proximity with developers. In NSW, that means politics is never far away either

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David Chandler, a tough-talking 40-year veteran of the New South Wales construction industry, had reached the end of his tether when he resigned abruptly as the state's building commissioner in July.

The man responsible for getting developers to fix unsafe buildings felt he had endured attacks on his character, a smear campaign swirling through the corridors of state parliament, lobbying by former ministers and a deteriorating relationship with his own minister.