40 years since Uluru was handed back to traditional owners | ABC NEWS
Today marks 40 years since the government handed back Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa — the iconic red monolith and its surrounding national park — to traditional owners.
It was a powerful gesture acknowledging the World Heritage-listed site belonged to the Anangu, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people, who have deep cultural and spiritual ties to the land.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed the crowd on Saturday, saying the anniversary stood “tall in the story of our nation”, as a “powerful moment” in land rights history.
This weekend was the first time Mr Albanese had returned to Anangu land since the Voice to Parliament referendum was voted down by the public two years ago.
“I’ve continued to do what we can to advance reconciliation, I put forward the referendum in the form that Indigenous people themselves asked for when they met here in 2017,” he said.
“Change is hard, but progress occurs — it doesn’t occur in a straight line, and it’s not easy.
“Hard things are worth doing.”
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