Updated October 25, 2026 — 5:13pm , first published 5:03pm

All sorts came to protest the sale of the Victoria Barracks on Sunday.

There were Greens supporters, a large One Nation contingent, people wearing shirts defending the accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith, plenty of Liberal blue bloods (including two former prime ministers), sitting state Labor MPs, defence force members and appreciators of heritage buildings.

Protesters gathered to oppose the sale of the defence facility. Oscar Colman

If the crowd did not reach the thousands estimated by organisers, there were at least several hundred gathered in the corner of Moore Park in the city’s inner-east, across the road from the sandstone wall of the defence facility.

They praised its history and argued for its ongoing necessity, especially in times of crisis.

“We’re just so sad and angry,” one army officer, who lives and works in the barracks, told this masthead shortly before the speeches began.

Not authorised to speak publicly, she revealed she…