Lee Point
Defence Housing Australia has been fined by a federal regulator for unlawfully clearing land on Larrakia Country at Binybara/Lee Point in Darwin.
The battle to stop the building of Defence Housing at Lee Point has continued, with Larrakia young people calling on the real estate agency involved to "not destroy sacred Larrakia land".
A petition calling for the return of Lee Point and the Casuarina Coastal Reserve in Darwin to Larrakia people has been tabled in Northern Territory Parliament.
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has called for federal intervention after it was revealed Defence Housing Australia would not be reprimanded for allegedly illegally clearing land.
Defence Housing Australia will not be reprimanded for illegally clearing land on Larrakia Country at Darwin's Binybara/Lee Point, despite breaching the Northern Territory's Planning Act.
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe says she has written to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek over the continued land clearing of Larrakia Country at Darwin's Binybara/Lee Point.
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe tabled a petition in Parliament on Thursday, calling for the return of Darwin's Binybara/Lee Point to Larrakia people.
The Northern Land Council has slammed the Federal Environment Minister's decision to not protect Binybara (Lee Point), throwing their support behind calls by Larrakia Traditional Owners for an indepen...
A Larrakia Traditional Owner has launched an appeal in an attempt to prevent Defence Housing Australia's Lee Point development, a project he says will destroy sacred sites.
A heated exchange has occurred between Save Lee Point protesters, security and police as bulldozers moved in on the Defence Housing Australia site on Tuesday.
Larrakia locals have called for the Casuarina Coastal Reserve in Darwin to be returned to their ownership in a submission to the Northern Territory government.
A Larrakia local has started a petition to return Lee Point back to the Larrakia people, as locals wait to see if their efforts to stop a Defence Housing Australia (DHA) project will be successful.
Plans to clear tropical savanna forest on Larrakia country in Darwin to build a defence housing facility will be put on hold after months of campaigning from locals and traditional owners.