Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized the practice of beachgoers reserving prime spots on public beaches using portable cabanas. He argues that reserving space on beaches contradicts Australia's egalitarian ethos.
Beachgoers have reportedly been arriving early in the morning to set up cabanas, chairs and towels before leaving and returning to the space later in the day. Anthony Albanese says beachgoers using shade structures to reserve a patch of sand are going against Australia ’s spirit of equality, has weighed in on a drama unfolding on the country’s beaches, declaring that beachgoers who use portable cabanas to claim a patch of sand are going against the nation’s spirit of equality.
some other countriesshared in a News Corp story , showing rows of cabanas – a portable shade structure – apparently being used to reserve prime spots at a beach on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. Beachgoers were reportedly arriving early in the morning to set up their cabanas, chairs and towels before leaving and returning to the space later in the day.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters“One of the great things about Australia, unlike some parts of the world, you go and you’ve got to pay to go to the beach, here, everyone owns the beach,” Albanese said. “Everyone. And it’s a place where every Australian is equal. And that’s a breach of that principle, really, to think that you can reserve a little spot as just yours.”into a private “Euro beach chic” club – aimed at surgeons, bankers and models – was knocked back by the local council. The mayor of the neighbouring Inner West council called public beach access “a democratic and egalitarian principle that should never be compromised”, and a petition opposing the plan In a statement explaining the decision, a spokesperson from Sydney’s Waverley council said, “Our beaches and parks are public open spaces, for the enjoyment of everyone.”
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