The Coalition of Peaks closing-the-gap process is about refreshing a flawed policy.
An exceptional sit-down dinner at sunset on a sand dune overlooks Uluru.
A new plan for Uluru aims to see more tourists engaging in cultural activities in the wake of the climbing ban.
Last Friday saw the end of a long stand-off over access to Uluru. Tony Wright and Alex Ellinghausen were there to capture it.
The elders of the Anangu,owners of Uluru and vast tracts of country around,declared themselves satisfied,and spoke of a new beginning.
In the end,a group of 15 men who had held out all day on the summit of Uluru competed in a weird"slow-off"to grab the title of the last climber on the rock. None of them achieved it.
The last day of climbing,Friday,threatened to be a bust as a line of expectant climbers snaked 200 metres across the dust at the base of the rock an hour before the sun rose.
Too hot on Thursday,too blowy early on Friday but after being frustrated by the elements people wanting to take last turn up monolith have begun the ascent.
The British installation artist on what not to miss when visiting the Top End.
US globetrotter Jayson Dudas wants to be one of the last people to conquer the ancient monolith he still insists on calling Ayers Rock.
You absolutely can't climb it,don't even think about it,but there are oodles of wondrous experiences to be had in the vicinity.