Emma Attschwager has written an article about more than 200 people at meeting to discuss building heights on Greenhill and Fullarton roads in the Eastern Courier Messenger.
Planning Department executive - and former Burnside head planner - Andrew Grear was jeered as he fielded questions for almost two hours.
He was left to face the public outcry because Planning Minister John Rau refused to attend the meeting.
Residents from Dulwich, Rose Park and Eastwood expressed concerns about overshadowing, traffic and parking problems, children's safety and property devaluation.