Dear SteeleRedax,

Thank you for your considered response to my post. It tells me a lot about you. Hence my brief response. I have personally walked all the way around the rock, and to my greatest joy, have climbed to the summit. I feel guilty over nothing at all concerning the rock or Aboriginal Australians. As they say in the classics - peace be with you.

Dear Pliny of Perth,

If you have indeed walked the base why are you trying to portray sacred areas as a new invention when there would have been clearly signposted places telling you just the opposite?

You also made this specific and completely unfounded statement: “That reason is revenge with malice for real or assumed wrongs by European Australians since colonisation.”

Revenge and malice? I watched the broadcast on NITV and there was absolutely no sense of that coming from the Anangu who were interviewed. I say again it is your projection of guilt and if you, through denying it, want us to deem it as a subconscious reflection from you then that is fine.

It is also an attempt to play the victim and it is singularly unbecoming.

SR,

Considering that National parks was running the Uhluru climb, the Locals had no duty of care. I just believe it was dreamt up to justify their niggardly attitude.

Dear Shadow Minister,

That is patently untrue. When I visited a relative at work who was a senior ranger there about 15 years ago he said potential harm to visitors on their land was a principal concern for the traditional owners which is why they requested people not climb it.

And for you to say; "Considering that National parks was running the Uluru climb, the Locals had no duty of care." shows just how much more generous of spirit these people are compared to yourself.

'No legal liability therefore no duty of care'? Is that really where you are going? Is this where slavish adherence to alt-right politics gets you? The Anangu people have certainly shown you up as well as a chunk of Australia that needs to go have a good hard look at themselves.

There is another argument for protecting Uluru.
Its breathtaking beauty has evolved over millions of years.
It has been here a great deal longer that we have.

In awe, respect, and humility, we should just let it
be.

"the majority of society recognise that people are responsible for their own safety".

MarcH do you believe that? When you travel, is not the car manufacture responsible for the safety of your new car, not how you drive the car that's your responability, or the airline company and plane manufacture, the cab or bus drive. The electrical wiring in your home, the ride in an amusement park, eating an icecream etc etc. Daily we take it for granted that someone else has done the right thing as far as our safety is concerned, the duty of care is well known.