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A pair of daredevils hoping to do a skydive over Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, have argued that their stunt will be a boost to local tourism.

Glenn Singleman, a doctor from Sydney, and his wife Heather Swan hope to break the world wingsuit skydiving record by jumping from a balloon at 12,000 metres and soaring 30km through the air.

However, the authorities at Uluru national park have refused to give permission to the stunt, saying that it is prohibited for anyone to disembark above, or land in, a Commonwealth reserve.

The husband and wife team argued that the exposure that would result from their skydive would be of great benefit to tourism in Australia's Northern Territory.

Ms Swan told ABC News: 'We'd love to jump over Uluru because the footage is going to be shown on television screens around the world, so it would be great to have that sort of image going out to international audiences.

'But there are strict rules apparently about flying anywhere near it.'

The couple reportedly plan to make their record attempt somewhere in central Australia, but the footage of their feat is unlikely to contain any footage of Uluru.

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