00:00The one final protest. The next day, signs of defeat. More than 5,000 settlers on the
00:13outskirts of Port Moresby have been ordered to rip down their homes and leave.
00:21Machines are coming to destroy our homes. When we see them we will leave, but where
00:25will we go?
00:27The land known as Bushwara is owned by PNG's largest superannuation company, Number One
00:33Super.
00:34They have not developed it or haven't developed it for a long time.
00:38People here purchase land sold fraudulently by people claiming to be customary landowners.
00:44Over decades they've built houses, schools and churches, all worth millions of dollars.
00:51We spent our own money. We made these roads. We got the water. We connected the power.
01:03A court case in 2019 upheld the superannuation company's right to the land. Number One Super
01:09says it's tried to negotiate with stakeholders.
01:13Having exhausted all options, it's now necessary to secure the vacant possession of these lands,
01:19which are valued assets owned by the members of NSL.
01:23PNG's Prime Minister James Murape says his government offered almost $30 million to buy
01:30the land, but the company refused.
01:33Doctors, nurses, teachers and public servants all live in this settlement. Some are even
01:39members of the superannuation fund that's trying to evict them.
01:43But leaving 5,000 people without homes could lead to crime and disorder. Provincial Governor
01:50Pallas Parkhop has asked the national government to intervene.
01:54I believe there will be a solution that is win-win for everyone.
01:58For these families, it's far too late.
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