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Ayers Rock almost Gone

Quadrant have been the only media organisation prepared to consistently expose the myths and contradictions opened up by the ban on climbing Ayers Rock. In a week in which the media are raising questions about freedom of the press it seems that one of their major hurdles remains self censorship. Thankfully we have one media outlet prepared to expose the truth. Thankyou to its forward-thinking editors, you can read Quadrant's coverage HERE

One last hurrah....


This is all wrong! The park board and the petty bureaucrats of Parks Australia have stolen my dreams for my children with their empty words and lies. How dare they! And yet I am one of the lucky ones. I was able to climb. My children, and their children and their children’s children will not be able to climb and share the joy and wonder of views listed as World Heritage by the United Nations.
How dare you!
For more than 30,000 years people have been climbing Ayers Rock. The first humans to see the Rock climbed it. Past Anangu owners like Paddy Uluru and Tiger Tjalkalyirri climbed it, and they were happy to share the climb with visitors. Since 1958 over seven million people, men, women, children, families and lovers have climbed it. They came from all over the world — and now you tell me that Anangu never climb? I am sick of your lies. How dare you
The lease agreement protects cultural heritage in the Park. It protects the climb. The World Heritage agreement protects the views. What is the point of protecting views if nobody can see them. How dare you!
You pretend the climb is especially sacred, even though Paddy Uluru and his brother said it wasn’t. Why do you make stuff up? How dare you!
You say the climb is dangerous when we know it is safer than a visit to the Grand Canyon or diving on the Great Barrier Reef. For people under 50 in good health the risk is the same as flying there. How dare you!
You say that less than 20 per cent of visitors want to climb when we can see with our own eyes what a nonsense that is.
How dare you say climbers are damaging the Rock when it has been there for 70 million years, and it will be there for 70 million more.
How dare you say climbers crap on the Rock. There is only one toilet around the Rock, where do you think the base walkers go? Do they carry excrement in their pockets?
How dare you blame visitors for management’s deficiencies.
How dare you deny the science in favour of animist nonsense. You eagerly trap generations in a cultural prison. How will they escape if they reject science because you won’t tell them about it?
Young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of future generations will be upon you. And if you fail us, we will never forgive you. This is where we draw the line. Change is coming whether you like it or not.
Almost alone, Quadrant has covered the history, culture and myths surrounding the Rock and the climb. That coverage can be accessed via these links.

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