Protesters arrested as land clearing resumes at Defence housing development site at Lee Point

Two protesters have been arrested after blockading the site of a controversial government-owned housing project in Darwin.

A white sheet obscured another man from view of cameras and the public while police and private security spoke to him."I feel very threatened by the fact they've put a sheet up so I can't see that they are OK," she said.In a statement, NT Police said two protesters – a man and a woman – had been arrested for trespass and would appear in the Darwin Local Court "at later dates".

"I kind of thought he was just joking but then he started sawing at the tree for about five seconds," he said. "The deforestation proposed at Lee Point is irresponsible," Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said in a statement. When asked about the protest on ABC Radio Darwin on Tuesday morning, Chief Minister Eva Lawler pushed for those on both sides of the temporary fencing to remain calm."So, the workers that are there are doing their jobs, so protesters need to be respectful around that as well and vice versa," she said.

"NT WorkSafe reminds members of the public entering a worksite that they also have a duty under the work health and safety laws.

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