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As the climbing ban on Uluru nears closer, conservative shock jocks and politicians are this week making the most of this post-election lull in culture wars outrage.
With the Israel Folau saga taking a backseat while it untangles itself in a web of lawyers, and Tennis stat Nick Kyrgios now so unlikeable that he’s actually becoming a cult favourite – Australian baby boomers are at a loss of what to complain about, after the close call that saw them nearly lose their franking credits.
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Uluru is considered sacred by the traditional owners, the Anangu Aboriginal people and a decision to ban climbing was announced by the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board in 2017.
One Nation leader and born-again-Indigenous-employment advocate Pauline Hanson believes closing Uluru to climbers is a “ridiculous” move and one that she is obligated to speak out against because the mere concept shows a disgusting amount of acknowledgement towards the sovereignty of Aboriginal people – which in turn undermines her misplaced nostalgia regarding Australia’s 100-year-culture of hills hoist clotheslines and expensive inland road trips with Japanese-made four-wheel-drives.
The ban will take effect in October, but Ms Hanson challenged the decision during a Today show appearance on Monday.
“People having been climbing Ayers Rock…”
“[Heavy breathing]”
“Sorry”
The leader of the One Nation Part paused, to stroke the goosebumps on her forearms.
“People have been climbing it for years. This is a bad example of the nanny-state aimed at curbing the behaviours of old people who vote for me” she says, as her eyes visible dilate from the joy of using the outdated terminology for Uluru which is universally-accepted as a surefire way to upset Aboriginal people.
“Ayers Rock is for everyone”
[shudders]
“Oh that feels good”
