Australia Considers Ban on Climbing Ayers Rock

Tradition or tourism.

The Australian government is considering banning people from climbing Ayers Rock in deference to the Aborigines who consider it sacred. Around 350,000 people visit the site - known as Uluru by the native population - every year. Of those, around 100,000 climb the 1,142ft landmark. It is world heritage-listed and is famed for its shifting red-ochre colors. If the park authorities responsible for the icon have their way, climbing could be banned within 18 months. Chris Burns, tourism minister for the Northern Territory that is home to the rock, is opposed to a ban. Local officials claim fully closing Uluru would worsen Australia's steadily declining tourist numbers. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke out against plans to stop people climbing Ayers Rock as debate raged about the ban. Rudd said public safety and other concerns could be addressed through appropriate management plans. But a spokesman for the traditional Aboriginal owners, Vince Forrester, said he was 'relieved' that it was now a step closer to becoming a reality.

ニュースアニメ「世界遺産のエアーズロック入山禁止へ」
「エアーズロック」の別名で知られるオーストラリア中部の巨大な岩山「ウルル」について、同国連邦政府は、先住民アボリジニの聖地であることから、観光客の入山を禁止する­計画を策定中だと明らかにした。早ければ２０１１年１０月にも、エアーズロック登山が全面的に禁止される。最近では、登山客によるゴミ投棄や、滑落事故の増加も問題となっ­ていた。公園当局は、観光業への影響を懸念してきたが、観光客を対象とした最近の調査で、９８％が「登山が禁止されても訪れたい」と回答したため、禁止案策定に踏み切った­。ウルルはユネスコの世界遺産で、高さ３４８メートルの一枚岩。年間３５万人の観光客が訪れ、このうち１０万人以上が入山している。１９８５年にアボリジニに所有権が返還­された。公園当局はこれまで、「入山自粛」を求めるアボリジニの希望を掲示する一方、登山するか否かの判断は観光客に委ねていた。

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[EndermeanieMinecraft]

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[kingpandaish]

@TwistedComplex why the fuckin continually commenting on this video go shut the fuck up!

[TwistedComplex]

@kingpandaish no, youre fucking retarded and grammatically inept 

[kingpandaish]

@TwistedComplex i know right i am fuckin batman now shut the fuck up

[TwistedComplex]

@kingpandaish holy fuckin run-on sentence, batman

[kingpandaish]

@TwistedComplex WTF

1 your an idiot and are probable american who thinks america is the best in the world and thinks all the other countries cant handle our own problems but we resolved this issue a while ago if we are talking about a country that cant handle its own problems it would be definitely the U.S.A they are always sticking their noses into problems that dont need help so they magnifies the problem with money they dont have :P

[TwistedComplex]

@kingpandaish yes, america is forcing you to claim rocks

the sooner you cunts start taking responsibilities for your own actions, the sooner you can fix your shit

[kingpandaish]

I'am an Australian and am happy that they did this it is a part of respecting the original inhabitants of the land. if we stopped this stupid Americanization that is occurring at a rapid rate then i would think that my country is the best in the world.

[swevixeh1]

@swevixeh1 Hence, they become unemployed. Also, their children rarely graduate from grade 9 (the last compulsory grade) with passing marks (the main exception to this would be the iranians and european muslims). Instead, far too many of them get caught in some ghetto negro lifestyle where it's all about "ho's and bitches" and failing at life. My point is that immigration to europe is a mess. far too often, we get the damaged or useless goods and it's just a horrible spiral from then on.

[swevixeh1]

@Kirkzzy Well, perhaps you aussies aren't being enslaved by modern political correctness to the same extreme extent as us swedes (and from such an early age). Then again, we do have a quite strong tradition of government interference. Also, the swedish media isn't just portraying muslims like some kind of "ewige jude". Far from it. In fact, they are often portrayed as the victims of "Islamophobia" and "racism" when in truth, many of them don't have the skills sought after by employers.