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On November 1, 2017, News Bite Global presented a report presenting a range of views of the closure of Uluru to climbers.
On July 10, 2013 The Guardian televised a report on the climbing of Uluru giving detailed background on the controversial activity.
On November 12, 2016, a tourist produced video outlined the issues surrounding climbing Uluru and explained her decision not to climb.
On June 28, 2010, ABC News televised a report on the controversy caused by a French tourist who stripped when she reached the top of Uluru.
On October 24, 2015 Al Jazeera English televised a report on the debate surrounding climbing which includes tourist interviews and a report on a recent rescue.
On February 15, 2012, Lonely Planet produced a travel video promoting a visit to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
On October 1, 2016, History Suppressed released a documentary detailing early Western exploration of the Uluru area.
On June 12, 2015 Pronto News televised a report on the rescue of a Taiwanese tourist who was rescued after becoming trapped in a crevice on Uluru
On June 8, 2013, Parks Australia released a brief history of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park explaining the significance of the area to the traditional owners.
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Web links, documents and video clips
A Fact Sheet for the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park issued by Parks Australia and titled 'Please don't climb' gives a range of reasons why the traditional owners, the Anangu people do not want tourists to climb Uluru.
The full text can be accessed at 
On November 9, 2017, The Cairns Post published a comment by Julian Tomlinson titled 'Banning climbing Ayers Rock/Uluru does nothing for Aboriginal reconciliation'
The comment argues that the ban is a divisive action which will harm relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
The full text of the comment can be accessed at
On November 7, 2017, Red Bull Exploration published a promotion piece by Oliver Pelling titled ' Why you should visit Uluru while you're young' encouraging young Australians to visit Uluru.
The piece stresses the range of experiences the region offers and discourages the climbing of the rock. It can be accessed at
On November 6, 2017, The Conversation published the full text of the speech given by Sammy Wilson, the chairperson of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park management board, explaining why climbing Uluru would be banned from October 26, 2017.
The full text of the speech can be accessed at
On November 5, 2017, Welcome to Country published a comment and analysis titled ' Fact Check: Who are the people who still choose to climb Uluru?' which reveals that the majority of those tourists still climbing Uluru are Australian.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 4, 2017, The Northern Star published an analysis titled ' They did it at Uluru, should we ban climbing at Mt Warning?' which considers the possibility of a further climbing ban being imposed in the wake of the Uluru ban.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 1, 2017, the Central Land Council posted a report and comment on its Internet site titled ' Between a rock and a hard place no more: Anangu close Uluru climb at last'
The article supports the scheduled closing of the Uluru climb in 2019.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 1, 2017, The Northern Territory News published a report titled ' Uluru climb to be banned from October 2019' The report gives details of the decision and some of the background to it.
The full text of the report can be accessed at
On November 1, 2017, The Northern Star published a news report titled 'Climbing Uluru will be banned' The report gives details of the decision and some of the background to it.
The full text of the report can be accessed at
On November 1, 2017, The Huffington Post ran a report titled ' Climbing Uluru Will Be Banned From 2019' The report gives details of the decision and some of the background to it.
The full text of the report can be accessed at
On November 1, 2017, The Telegraph published a news report titled ' Tourists banned from climbing Uluru as Aboriginal owners say "it's not Disneyland"' The report gives details of the decision and some of the background to it.
The full text of the report can be accessed at
On July 12, 2017, CNN published a background analysis titled ' Uluru: Should you climb Australia's sacred monolith?' which gave arguments for and against climbing and an overview of recent developments regarding the issue.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 6, 2017, Adventure Tours Australia posted a comment on their Internet site titled ' Should you climb Uluru? Here's what the experts say' which gives a variety of reasons as to why it is inadvisable to climb the rock.
The full text can be accessed at
On August 20, 2016, The Australian published a report titled ' Uluru's Voyages Indigenous Tourism offers Ayers Rock-based jobs path'
Though the article notes the growing number of jobs available within tourism immediately outside the National Park for Indigenous Australians, it also indicates that many employees are drawn from all over Australia.
On April 24, 2016, The Northern Territory News published a comment titled ' Rock solid case can be made to allow tourists to climb Uluru'
The opinion piece written by Maria Billias argues that the economic advantages that climbing makes available to the Indigenous owners justify the climb.
The full text can be accessed at
On April 20, 2016, ABC News ran a report titled ' Uluru climb controversy: Social media, tour guides reject Giles' comments'
The report details the criticisms received in response to the statement by the Northern Territory's chief minister, Adam Giles, that traditional owners should support the climbing of Uluru.
The full text can be accessed at
On April 12, 2016, the Sydney Morning Herald ran a news report titled ' Turnbull government decides against banning tourists from climbing on Uluru' The report referred to a statement made by the Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, indicating that the federal government had no plans to ban the climb.
The full text of the report can be accessed at
On January 27, 2015, Alice Springs News Online published an analysis and opinion piece titled ' The Rock: To climb or not to climb' which casts doubt on the validity of claims that tradition owners object to the climbing of Uluru.
The full text can be accessed at
In 2010 the Director of National Parks released the ' Management Plan 2010-2020 for the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park'
The plan foreshadowed the closure of the Uluru climb by 2020 and outlined the circumstances under which it could be closed earlier.
The full management plan can be accessed at
On October 27, 2010, Australian Geographic published an analysis and comment titled 'Uluru: stories in stone' on the 25th anniversary of the return of the area to the traditional owners.
The full analysis and comment can be accessed at
On October 26, 2010, The Telegraph published an analysis titled ' Aborigines "have received fraction of benefits from Ayers Rock hand back"'.
The report examines allegations that the traditional owners and nearby Indigenous communities receive too little of the money coming into the region through tourism.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 10, 2007, The Age published an analysis and comment by Martin Flanagan titled ' In spirit country'
The piece supplies a detailed treatment of the circumstances and attitudes of Indigenous Australians living in the vicinity of Uluru.
The full text can be accessed at
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