Will Sydney’s Victoria barracks become a no man’s land after about-face on sale?

Source: The Guardian Australia · 2026-11-14T19:00:53.000Z · Politics

The government has walked back plans to sell the historic barracks, prompting questions about its future and upkeep Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Before February, when the defence department announced its intention to sell Australia’s oldest active military site, only a handful of people would show up for its weekly public tours. Now more than 100 queue outside the sandstone-ensconced doors of Sydney’s Victoria Barracks every Thursday, with crowds hoping to see the city’s premier military installation before things change for the first time since 1848. Continue reading...

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