Ayers Rock and Statistical Legerdemain Now on Quadrant Online ! Ayers Rock and Statistical Legerdemain To justify its seizure of a marvel that belongs to all Australians, not just Aborigines, Parks Australia said that a mere 20% of visitors attempting the climb would indicate public support for closing it down. Obtained via an FOI request, those vaunted numbers have been twisted into sheer nonsense. How the 20% was arrived at! Based on our earlier article the 20% myth . legerdemain ˌlɛdʒədɪˈmeɪn/ noun: skilful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks.
Our mountains belong to all of us. The Right to Climb them and bask in their views that inspire awe and wonder is as old as the human genome. This long-established cultural tradition is under threat by a small group of bureaucrats determined to impose their way on the rest of the world. It is right to Climb because we have the Right to climb. If you don’t exercise your rights you lose them. Don't let petty nanny state bureaucrats take them away.