Amazon pulls out of launching major warehouse at Western Sydney Airport due to go-slow – Daily Telegraph, 11 January 2024

Amazon withdraws plans of launching a major warehouse at Western Sydney Airport due to the lack of progress so far.

Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, says Sydney would lose out to other state capitals if more industrial land wasn’t hurriedly made available.

“Our members are advising that all the initial excitement, MOU signings and ribbon cutting with politicians led businesses to believe the land was ready to develop and move into,”

“When businesses find out that usable logistics facilities are years away – and given the shortage of industrial land in greater Sydney – many are choosing cheaper options with higher vacancy in Brisbane or Melbourne.”

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