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## Summary
The traditional owners of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta national park and the federal government have agreed to vary the park’s 99-year lease, creating more jobs and projects to support local communities. Since 2013, the Central Land Council (CLC) has helped traditional owners negotiate the latest agreement with Parks Australia. Photograph: Supplied Since 2006, the CLC says it has supported traditional owners of the park and their communities in the cross-border region of Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia, to use income from the park for Anangu education initiatives, recreational facilities, homeland infrastructure and other projects. Turner said Parks Australia also agreed to recognise the traditional owners’ cultural and intellectual property, such as songs, dances, stories and cultural knowledge, and to seek their explicit permission to use it.

## Article Content
The traditional owners of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta national park and the federal government have agreed to vary the park’s 99-year lease, creating more jobs and projects to support local communities.
As part of the new lease, full-time employment targets for Anangu at the park are now required to reach 50% by 2030. Anangu businesses will also receive more help to win contracts.
Since 2013, the Central Land Council (CLC) has helped traditional owners negotiate the latest agreement with Parks Australia. The agreement aims to help with the extreme cost of living out bush and invest in community-driven development projects.
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Reggie Uluru and Andre Tucker in the traditional owner-funded Mutitjulu pool at Uluru built as part of one of the 102 projects since 2006.
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Since 2006, the CLC says it has supported traditional owners of the park and their communities in the cross-border region of Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia, to use income from the park for Anangu education initiatives, recreational facilities, homeland infrastructure and other projects.
In that time, traditional owners have invested almost $21 million in 102 projects in their communities, many of them multi-year initiatives.
The new agreement will also deliver “stronger protection for sacred sites and songlines”, CLC chief executive Les Turner said.
He said:
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(There will be) tougher consequences for damage and more robust joint management principles informed by tjukurpa [JU-kurr-pa].
“That may mean accepting guidance from Anangu about where and when to undertake traditional burning or when to close the park for cultural reasons.
Turner said Parks Australia also agreed to recognise the traditional owners’ cultural and intellectual property, such as songs, dances, stories and cultural knowledge, and to seek their explicit permission to use it.

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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
- He said: double quotation mark (There will be) tougher consequences for damage and more robust joint management principles informed by tjukurpa [JU-kurr-pa]. “That may mean accepting guidance from Anangu about where and when to undertake traditional burning or when to close the park for cultural reasons.

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### Implications
- Anangu businesses will also receive more help to win contracts.
- The new agreement will also deliver “stronger protection for sacred sites and songlines”, CLC chief executive Les Turner said.
- He said: double quotation mark (There will be) tougher consequences for damage and more robust joint management principles informed by tjukurpa [JU-kurr-pa]. “That may mean accepting guidance from Anangu about where and when to undertake traditional burning or when to close the park for cultural reasons.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers traditional, park, owners topics. Notable strengths include discussion of traditional. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 292.