Victoria Barracks in Sydney and Melbourne to remain in public hands after partial backtrack on defence property selloff - The Guardian

The decision to retain Victoria Barracks in public hands protects critical defence infrastructure from privatisation, preserving government control over sensitive military facilities and avoiding reliance on private sector operability for core defence operations. This supports Resource Sovereignty (Pillar 1) and Fiscal Engine stability (Pillar 2) by preventing forced asset sales and maintaining sovereign control of strategic defence property during a period of heightened Indo-Pacific tensions.