Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation; Uluru access blocked
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria said on Tuesday that anyone breaking COVID-19 isolation orders will face hefty fines, as high as $A20,000, and that more military personnel will be deployed to fight the spread of the virus. Australia, once heralded as a global leader in containing COVID-19, is desperately trying to slow the […]
Australia’s Uluru opens to climbers for last time ahead of ban
Yulara, AustraliaReuters Hundreds of tourists clambered up Australia’s Uluru on Friday, the day before a permanent ban on climbing the sacred rock takes effect following a decades-long fight by Indigenous people to close the trek. The UNESCO World Heritage-listed 348 metre monolith, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a top tourist draw in Australia despite […]
Thousands rush to climb Australia’s Uluru ahead of ban
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Thousands of people are rushing to climb Australia’s Uluru, ignoring the calls of Indigenous people to stay off what they consider a sacred monolith, before the ascent is permanently banned at the end of the month. Visitors will no longer be able to scale the Australian landmark, formerly known as Ayers Rock, from […]
POSTCARDS: WHAT’S IN A NAME? EVERYTHING, SAY AUSTRALIA’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
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SNAPSHOT: ULURU, AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRALIA DAY: IMAGES OF THE ‘LAND DOWNUNDER’
Happy Australia Day! See our celebration of Australia in a gallery of images taken from photo site Unsplash…