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The Australian Heritage Commission Act of 1975 established a federal agency to develop interest in a National Estate of listed places. Such places would be selected mainly on the basis of aesthetic, historical, scientific, or social significance. The process was not intended to guarantee any area or site against development, but the growing register was, nevertheless, made to serve that purpose on occasion. The UNESCO list of World Heritage sites carries more political and legal weight, and areas so classified have been protected by the federal governments in the face of furious opposition from their state partners. Some 20 Australian landmarks, representing every state and territory, have been added to the list, including the Great Barrier Reef, the Blue Mountains area, Kakadu National Park, Shark Bay, Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park (which contains the great red mass of Uluru/Ayers Rock, a sacred site of Aboriginal peoples), rainforest reserves in central-eastern Australia, the
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