New York Post

Tourists clamor hours before Uluru-Kata rock park closes for good

Hordes of hikers are descending upon a beloved landmark Friday, hoping to score one last walk over the rock. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory has been scheduled to ...
CNN

Sacred Uluru will be closed off to climbers in October 2019

The long, contentious debate in Australia over the future of the sacred Uluru is over. Climbing the famed Northern Territory site will be banned from October 2019 following a unanimous decision by the ...
CNN

Crowds surge to Uluru as climbing ban imposed

If you ban it, they will come. That was the case at Uluru, the sacred red rock in Australia’s Northern Territory, where tourists flocked to make a final ascent before a permanent ban on climbing came ...
Daily Mail

Tourists need to respect the rules around taking photos of sacred Aboriginal sites at Uluru... but I don't agree with everything

Warren Mundine has defended strict rules around photographing sacred Aboriginal sites, but claimed fining visitors was unnecessary. The Indigenous leader weighed in on the topic after Aussie travel ...
NPR

After Years Of Debate, Australia's Iconic Red Rock Will Be Off-Limits To Climbers

For years, visitors to Uluru — Australia's iconic sandstone rock — have been greeted with a trail to the top and a sign with a simple request: "Please don't climb." Climbing the rock is permitted ...
The New York Times

A Climbing Ban at Uluru Ends a Chapter. But There’s More to This Australian Story.

While the ban on ascending the iconic rock is a once-unthinkable victory for an Aboriginal people, they still face material hardship and a measure of resistance. By Jamie Tarabay Photographs by ...