Arrest ramps tension at Redfern Aboriginal tent embassy. The protest site on the Block was established in May as part of a campaign against commercial development of the land, which was handed back to indigenous people in the 1970s. Work on a $70 million retail and student housing development on the 20,000 square metre vacant plot owned by the Aboriginal Housing Company was expected to begin this year, but opponents say the plans make no allowance for affordable housing for Aboriginals.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:42:08 +0000