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Petticoat Safari returns home

Half a century ago and long before the thousands of grey nomads began pulling their caravans towards Uluru along the tarred and well worn route there was a different kind of red centre adventure underway.

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Using photos to explore four wheel drive tourism

Looking at people's holiday photos may not be your idea of fun but for one researcher it's providing valuable information on how people view four wheel drive tourism in central Australia.

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The longest shortcut

Almost three thousand kilometres of road will connect Laverton in Western Australia to Winton in Queensland in what is being called Australia's longest shortcut.

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Recession brings new opportunities for Aboriginal art centres

While the economic downturn has hurt some central Australian art centres, it could provide new opportunities for the Aboriginal art industry

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To climb or not to climb?

To climb or not to climb? This is the moral dilemma that confronts tourists at Uluru.

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Closing the climb

To climb or not to climb? That's the moral dilemma that confronts tourists when they get to Australia's biggest cultural icon - Uluru.

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Getting tourists out on country

What are the challenges involved in setting up an Indigenous tourism business?

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Tourism rethink may end Uluru climb

Tourism Central Australia has met Parks Australia and traditional owners for the first time to discuss the new management plan for the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

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Flood damage causes 24-hour Ghan delay

Passengers travelling on the Ghan train from Adelaide will have to spend an extra night in Alice Springs because the railway line is still under repair.

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Back on track: Ghan railway line to reopen

The rail line between Alice Springs and Darwin is expected to reopen this afternoon once repairs to flood damage are completed.

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Litchfield National Park

"The water's clear, the frogs are croaking and it's green and full of life."

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'Boring' jibe opens NT tourism slanging match

Friendly rivalry between Darwin and Alice Springs has turned into a slanging match among tourism operators in the Northern Territory.

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Uranium mine prompts tourism fears

A tour operator in central Australia says the tourism industry will suffer if the Angela-Pamela uranium mine goes ahead south of Alice Springs.

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Alice Springs tourist numbers to drop if uranium mine opens

Do you think your business would survive, if 20 per cent of your customers decided they wouldn't return? Tourism operators in Alice Springs don't think so, but they say that's what could happen if a...

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Blazing a new trail through the Red Centre

When you live in the Territory, it's not too hard to venture off the beaten track. In fact, thousands of tourists come to Central Australia every year hoping to do just that. However, according to one...

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Tourism body wants Oprah in Uluru

A tourism body in the Red Centre wants Oprah Winfrey to sit down in the dust with an Aboriginal painter during her visit to Australia later this year.

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Traditional owners buy $300m Uluru resort

The Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara in central Australia has been sold to the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) for $300 million.

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Indigenous group buys Uluru resort

Traditional owners will be in control of the Ayers Rock Resort in central Australia after it was sold to the Indigenous Land Corporation for $300 million.

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Celebrating 25 years of the handback of The Rock

Twenty five years ago, it was all doom and gloom when it was announced that the popular tourist destination, Uluru, would be handed back to the Traditional Owners. Today, however, it was all smiles and...

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Moscow to experience the sounds of the Outback

A central Australian didgeridoo player is planning on taking the sounds of the Outback to Moscow. Andrew Langford, who performs didgeridoo workshops out of his shop in Alice Springs, has been...

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