The handback of Uluru to its Traditional Owners in 1985 is being celebrated on its 40th anniversary. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS

Thunder and lightning have heralded a landmark event at the great red rock known as Uluru to mark 40 years since the sacred site's handback to the local Anangu people.

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The return of ownership of Uluru and nearby Kata Tjuta, also known as Ayers Rock and The Olgas, on October 26, 1985, was a symbolic high point for Aboriginal land rights.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General Sam Mostyn are set to attend the weekend celebrations of the handb

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