Indigenous elders deny tourists access to Cape York Tip over ‘disrespectful’ behaviour

For several years, the custodians of the Northern Peninsula have put up with disrespectful visitors covering cliffs at the Tip walking trail in graffiti, littering, defecating and the use of unregistered fire arms in the area.

Now, effective immediately, access to Australia’s most northern point will officially be denied to tourists.

At an annual general meeting last Wednesday,…