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Large international and national operators have been bringing tourists to the Torres Strait's inner islands for some 20 years. But tourism on the region's outer islands is almost non-existent.
As Torres Strait Islands face a 'climate crisis', there are calls for the government to 'see for themselves' Aunty McRose Elu has been campaigning for action to combat climate change on the Torres ...
The Torres Strait comprises 247 islands at the northernmost tip of Queensland, near Papua New Guinea. The Torres Strait Islanders who live there are of Aboriginal, Melanesian and Australian ...
“One thing I love about here,” Drummond says of the Torres Strait Islands, “is you get to just switch off from the world. You find a sort of peace that once upon a time used to exist in most ...
Followed categories will be added to My News. Closer to Papua New Guinea than Cairns, the islands of the Torres Strait have long been viewed as Queensland tourism’s final frontier, a spectacular ...
Dr Hempenstall said residents of Boigu Island and the Torres Strait Islands should be on alert for symptoms and take measures to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes. “The most common symptoms of ...
Holmes Reef, next to Ngurapai (Horn Island) in the Torres Strait Islands archipelago. Picture: Jonathan Cami Ms Turpin, who grew up on the eastern island of Mer, said that projections of sea ...