Backflip on Middle Head development after Alan Jones and resident backlash

By Heath Aston, Political Correspondent
Updated May 8 2015 - 8:18am, first published May 7 2015 - 2:45pm
Broadcaster Alan Jones was a vocal critic of the development. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Broadcaster Alan Jones was a vocal critic of the development. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
The site of the proposed Middle Head development. Photo: Supplied
The site of the proposed Middle Head development. Photo: Supplied

A controversial aged care home to be built on prime public land in Sydney will no longer proceed after the Abbott government withdrew approval for the development.