‘Gems that belong to the national estate’: Keating’s attack on Defence land sale

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Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has criticized the Department of Defence's plan to sell significant public assets, including Sydney's Victoria Barracks, arguing the land belongs to the national estate. The sale of defence land raises questions about the disposition of historically and strategically significant properties. Keating's intervention highlights a political and cultural debate over public versus private ownership of heritage sites.

The former prime minister says the department has no right to sell significant public assets, including Sydney’s Victoria Barracks.