Thread: The Banning of Climbing Uluru (Ayers Rock) - thoughts on this article?

Originally Posted by Arch

The satirical article below may have been inspired by thread like this:

"Refugees Won't Respect Our Culture," Says Puffing Talkback Radio Listener Halfway Up Uluru — The Betoota Advocate

What a hypocrite

Originally Posted by 4bee

If you like. I don't have a problem with the name as it is famous throughout the world by both names.

What I do have a problem with, is the way Councils here use two names for local parks & features etc which as kids, we grew up with, with just one name.

Confusing? Yep.

Kati-Thanda (Lake Eyre) & Ikara-Flinders Ranges are a few more.

Originally Posted by Redback

What a hypocrite

Just an aside, but WTF is he carrying in his sac or did he plan on staying for a week or two. Stove, Canned & dried foods, set of oil skins, spare boots, refrigerator, pressure cooker etc, etc. ???

No wonder he was puffing & panting 1/3 of the way up. I would have thought he would have just stripped down to his BONDS briefs & a plastic (OOOOOOO dirty word ) lunch box.



LRT. Yep that sort of ****.

Originally Posted by LRT

Kati-Thanda (Lake Eyre) & Ikara-Flinders Ranges are a few more.

I actually prefer the indigenous names.

Originally Posted by Redback

I actually prefer the indigenous names.

So do I. They have more meaning than some random pommy's names stuck on some place they never even visited by an explorer sucking up to his patron.

At least we can pronounce and spell, in the main, the Pommie names.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

At least we can pronounce and spell, in the main, the Pommie names.

the only aboriginal name i know how to pronounce properly is the name kylie. haha

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

So do I. They have more meaning than some random pommy's names stuck on some place they never even visited by an explorer sucking up to his patron.

Or boringly obvious names like Deep Creek, Big Hole or Snowy Mtns.

Indigenous names are far more interesting.