Respect for Others Beliefs, Uluru

In 1985 the government handed Uluru back to the Aboriginals with a number of conditions. One was that people be allowed to climb it. So they can't stop you climbing it, but they can ask you nicely to respect their heritage by not climbing it. Apparently the government are now realising that the climb isn't what most people come for and plans are in place to actually - finally - close the climb to all.

The Jimmy Cook Experience - Part 3: The Cattle are Revolting

July 14th 2007
Have all the children been given their spoonful of gin and put to bed/locked in the closet? Yes? Then come hither; warm your self in the tall leather chair by the fireside - not that close; your shell suit looks flammable - and I shall begin my tale of unexplained and mystical happenings from The Outer Dimensions. It begins, as any tale from the greasy fingerprinted files of the FBI's X-Files ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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