This was in anticipation of the amendment of laws regarding trespass on Commonwealth property, which was expected to outlaw camping on non-leased land in the ACT.

A copy of the proposed new legislation was given to members of the embassy.

Inspector J.C Johnson said that police acted "under instructions" when notifying the members of the embassy, but did not tell The Canberra Times who gave the instructions.

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy remains outside of Old Parliament House.

It became a heritage listed site of Indigenous protest in 1995.

The embassy was founded on January 25, 1972 by four young First Nations men, Billy Craigie, Tony Coorey, Michael Anderson and Bert Williams.

Inspired by the civil rights and Black Power movements, these young men drove to Canberra and set up camp outside the Old Parliament House.

They initially began protesting to draw attention to the McMahon government's stance on Indigenous land rights.

By February 1972, the protestors established a list of five demands: the Northern Territory to have rights as a state, ownership and mining rights of Aboriginal reserve lands, the preservation of sacred sites, ownership of areas in major cities, and compensation for land that would not be able to be returned to traditional owners.

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