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What's wrong with Uluru?On the one hand, nothing.It's a big rock in the middle of the desert, just like it has been for hundreds of millions of years.On the other hand, it's a bit odd when you can go days and not see a single Anangu, or Aboriginal person in the area.All the hotels seem to be staffed primarily by Koreans. The tour guides are all white Aussies, with the exception of the dozens of Japanese guides who exist to ferry the hundreds of Japanese tourists seeking to climb the rock daily.Of course the locals don't like people to climb the rock. Not that the Japanese give a shit. They're not interest in Anangu culture (just as well, as the locals and their culture are quite hard to encounter out here), they just want to conquer the big red rock.Everything is preposterously priced, as...

The Chinese government are telling their people to quit their bad habits in advance of next year's Olympics in Beijing.Reuters reports that citizens are being warned not to swear, spit or litter, and to learn how to queue in a line properly.Such a terrible pity that it's not the other way round. I've little doubt that the Chinese people would only love to tell the Government to quit their bad habits, which are a lot more serious that clearing your throat in public or failing to line up neatly.Invading sovereign nations like Tibet and subjugating them, for example. That's a very nasty habit of the Chinese Communist Party.Or stifling all dissent by murdering or incarcerating anyone who dares protest against any aspect of the regime. That's a very nasty habit dating back to the time of that...