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February 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Protesters who set up an Aboriginal tent embassy in Perth have vowed to stay after ripping up a council move-on notice.
About 30 people were at the camp on Heirisson Island in the Swan River on Friday to protest against a proposed $1 billion native title settlement for the Noongar people of the state’s southwest.
On Friday morning, City of Perth Chief Executive Officer Frank Edwards personally delivered a move-on notice to the protesters, saying they must remove their tents and cars by evening.
But the notice was rejected and torn up.
Protest spokesman Robert Eggington later told reporters the island was sacred Aboriginal ground and protesters had a right to camp there and were not going to move even if police were called in.
“They’ll probably have to arrest the babies and the elders and arrest every single person,” he said.
Premier Colin Barnett said he hoped the campers would move on peacefully.
“They have made their point, they’ve been allowed to stay there for a few days but they will not be allowed to stay there on a continuing basis.
“If they don’t move on, ultimately the police will move them on.”
The protesters have called their camp under gum trees on the banks of the Swan the Noongar tent embassy.
They oppose a proposed deal between the WA government and the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC).
The deal involves $1 billion in land transfers and cash advances, in return for the extinguishment of all native title claims in the region.
The majority of Noongar people, who number around 35,000, appear to favour reaching a deal, which is expected after by the end of the year.
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