Fiona Dhawunymurruwuy will be evicted on Sunday, along with 120 other First Nations people: ‘There’s no place for me’
Key points
- First Nations residents of the Yilli short-stay accommodation complex in Darwin face eviction on Sunday, when the facility closes. The Northern Territory government did not renegotiate a five-year lease and turned down a $6.5m federal offer to buy the buildings.
- The remaining 120 residents will be moved to Batchelor, 100 kilometres away. Federal minister Malarndirri McCarthy called it a deeply sad day.
- Resident Fiona Dhawunymurruwuy, who recently had a leg amputated, says she has nowhere to go after her rehabilitation. Protesters rallied in Darwin calling for the government to reconsider.
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