Dispatch: Defence confirms timetable for Leeuwin Barracks disposal
(Last week I attended a community information session in Fremantle hosted by the Departments of Defence and Finance as part of their community stakeholder engagement for the disposal and eventual sale of Leeuwin Barracks. The decade-long seesawing of whether the federal government will sell the riverside property finally concluded with the release of the Defence Estate Audit in February, determining it was one of properties to be sold. I have followed this story since the 2022 general election, when the then-Morrison government announced facility upgrades for cadet units on defence bases, including Leeuwin Barracks, and an expansion of the cadet program should the Liberal National coalition win. They clearly did not, however I suspect it was just another vote-buying ploy, much like the white elephant covid quarantine facility in Bullsbrook to try and save the seat of a disgraced minister and the ‘boat gate’ scandal when the Liberal Party publicised classified information of the interce...