Mundine announced plans to use the land across the road from The Block for a $70 million commercial development, including retail outlets, a gymnasium, and housing for 154 non-Aboriginal students from the nearby University of Sydney.
Mundine caused outrage by teaming with developer Deicorp, a company whose agents had advertised its new luxury apartments in the area by stating: "The Aboriginals have already moved out, now Redfern is the last virgin suburb close to city, it will have great potential for the capital growth in the near future.
"[10]On 21 February 2015, Mundine's AHC issued eviction notices to the tent embassy inhabitants, telling them they were on private land and that he would get the authorities to remove them.
[2] In August 2015 the protesters at the tent embassy lost a Supreme Court case asking for a possession order for the land.
[11] The Tent Embassy claimed victory later that month, when the federal government agreed to spend $70 million on 62 homes for Aboriginal people.