Protest erupts over Victoria Barracks sale | 7NEWS

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Victoria Barracks in Paddington faces potential sale by the Federal Government, prompting a protest of more than a thousand people including Defence Force veterans. Former Prime Minister John Howard joined the rally opposing Defence Minister Richard Marles’ February announcement to sell the historic site, which has served as a military facility since Governor Lachlan Macquarie proclaimed the land in 1811. The barracks currently houses hundreds of Defence personnel who are expected to vacate by year’s end.

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