CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian government proposal to stop people from climbing the famed Uluru, in deference to the wishes of indigenous people, sparked debate on Wednesday with lawmakers ...

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

ULURU, Australia (AP) — Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians’ demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday when high winds threatened to prematurely end the ...

Large numbers of tourists are rushing to scale Uluru -- also known as Ayers Rock -- ahead of a looming ban on climbing a site sacred to indigenous Australians. Photographs of hundreds of people ...

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of people are rushing to climb Australia's Uluru, ignoring the calls of indigenous people to stay off what they consider a sacred monolith, before the ascent is ...

Thousands of people are flocking to climb Uluru — Australia’s sacred giant monolith — before a ban comes into force at the end of October. From Oct. 26, visitors to Uluru, known for many years as ...

SYDNEY – Climbing the dramatic rock formation Uluru will be banned in two years after declining as visitors to the Australian scenic landmark increasingly recognize its sacredness to indigenous people ...

Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is one of the most iconic natural landmarks in Australia. Rising from the red sands of the Northern Territory, it is a place of deep spiritual significance and ...

Hundreds of people who woke up early to cue at the base of the rock at 7am were forced to wait for three hours because the weather was deemed too dangerous to climb until 10am. The climb is due to ...

Tourists climb the sandstone monolith called Uluru that dominates Australia's arid center at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, the last day climbing is allowed. The end of ...