Lee Point’s destruction for defence housing is an ecocide massacre

Lee Point, which we know by her oldest name, Binybara, is now a massacre site — a victim of ecocide. Her injury and death, her felled trees raked into piles of lifeless limbs, have been caused by three things: ongoing colonialism, detrimental ministerial decisions, and flawed cultural heritage and environmental legislation.

Binybara, located in Darwin, is known to many as a wildlife corridor, a site of magnificent biodiversity, and a place to practise culture.

In July last year, I wrote about how Binybara faced imminent destruction due to land