Two Traditional Owners from the Torres Strait Islands who took the Australian government to court over climate-related harms have lost their case.

Both Torres Strait Islander peoples and Pacific Islanders have taken their climate battles to the courtroom in recent weeks. Together, they send a message to the world of what stands to be lost if ...

An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental protections from the nation's government.

The decision last week of Justice Michael Wigney in the Federal Court concerning climate change in the Torres Strait was surely the high-water mark for wasting weeks of high-priced court time ...

Australia’s Federal Court has ruled that the national government owes no legal duty to protect the Torres Strait Islands or their Indigenous inhabitants from the effects of climate change, in a ...

One land, two laws, it’s black and white — with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss ...

The Torres Strait Islanders won on the facts but lost on the law — the inverse of another recent decision in German courts.

A landmark Federal Court decision brings an end to a four-year long battle between a pair of Torres Strait Islander men and the Federal Government.

Just like old times — as in, the 2024 second half and playoffs — manager Aaron Boone penciled in second baseman Gleyber Torres as his leadoff hitter.

Judge Michael Wigney rules the federal government owes no duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders over climate change, but also finds Australia's emissions reductions targets up to 2021 are not ...

Francisco Severo Torres, 34, was sentenced to 26 months, equivalent to time served, for attempting to open an airplane door and assaulting a flight attendant. Torres, who is diagnosed with ...