Anthony Albanese has clearly articulated what any owner of an oceanfront mansion overlooking a beautiful white sand beach would want to express.
As dare Beach-going Australians build temporary huts to protect themselves from the harsh summer sun.
‘That’s not in… To think that you can book a small place just yours, declared the Prime Minister on the Today morning television show.
Having recently purchased a $4.3 million beachfront vacation home, Albo knows that hard work is the path to private property on the Australian coast.
The idea that someone could obstruct those views with a tent is a travesty, at least in their eyes.
Forget the Cancer Council’s warnings about the importance of shade when enjoying our beaches on days with lots of UV radiation.
Anyone sunbathing should be slipping, sliding and slapping, rather than occupying their own shady spot.
Boat owners agree with the prime minister’s reflections. There’s really nothing worse than anchoring on a beautiful beach with plans to enjoy the view without sand between your toes, only to discover that the sandy shoreline is clogged by shacks arranged end to end by the masses.
Beachside mansion owner Albo does NOT approve of tent explosion on Australian beaches this summer
Cool Cabanas have taken over Australian beaches in recent years and have now been condemned by the Prime Minister.
Owners of boats and coastal mansions must unite to crush this growing sun protection trend.
Albo is old enough to remember when some municipalities handed out shade cabins for ordinary citizens to use, as part of their skin cancer awareness programs.
Those days are gone, and Albo is now on the side of anyone who feels offended by the shadow, whatever reason they have for feeling that way.
Beach huts have been banned in other parts of the world, but Australian councils have yet to take action in that direction.
Perhaps a gentle nudge from a prime minister keen to preserve his view of Copacabana Beach will help the local council lead the way.
Albo knew that his comments this morning (speaking from the heart and spontaneously, responding to a genuine question without warning, not the kind he is asked during question time) could cause controversy.
“I didn’t see that question coming,” he said. “We will wait and see the reaction… There will undoubtedly be some horror at my statement.”
On the plus side, it should help secure the support of teal independents representing the high-net-worth coastal areas of Sydney and Perth.
I’m sure that, like Albo, residents looking at the beautiful beaches of Cottesloe, Manly and Palm Beach can’t stand those huts that are increasingly used by ordinary people.