(Australia) A semipermanent encampment set up as the focal point of a protest, particularly with regard to the rights of indigenous people.
(Australia) A semipermanent encampment set up as the focal point of a protest, particularly with regard to the rights of indigenous people.
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(AU) A suburban shanty town inhabited by Aboriginal people.
A South African term for an informal settlement or shantytown — a community of makeshift dwellings built on land without legal title, typically on the outskirts of cities. The phrase is widely used in South African English in both official and everyday contexts, though it carries the social weight of poverty and inequality associated with such settlements.
(South Africa) A settlement of makeshift shacks.
a temporary settlement created to house workers in resource extraction projects.
(Australia) A semi-permanent building, such as a portable classroom in a school, or accommodation for fly-in fly-out workers.