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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Aboriginal protesters evicted by police after camping out for years at Deebing Creek development site

Aboriginal protesters at the site of a housing development at Deebing Creek, west of Brisbane
Aboriginal protesters who had set up camp at the site of a housing development at Deebing Creek, west of Brisbane, have been evicted Photograph: Supplied

Police have evicted protesters from a former Aboriginal reserve, south-west of Brisbane, making way for a property developer to start work on the site after a years-long standoff.

The Gunggari and Wakka Wakka woman Kris Bunda cried as she spoke of makeshift homes being demolished and police removing protesters at Deebing Creek at about 4am on Tuesday.

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