Both Torres Strait Islander peoples and Pacific Islanders have taken their climate battles to the courtroom in recent weeks.

Judge Michael Wigney rules the federal government owes no duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders over climate change, but ...

Federal court says government not obliged to shield residents of Torres Strait Islands from effects of climate change.

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

A major blow in Federal Court won’t stop Torres Strait Islanders fighting to prove the government’s duty of care over climate ...

The ruling said the government did not owe a duty of care to protect the Torres Strait islands from climate change.

The case, the first climate class action brought by Australia's First Nations people, was filed in 2021 on behalf of the remote islands of Boigu and Saibai in the Torres Strait off Australia's ...

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Indigenous Australians living on a string of climate-threatened islands on Tuesday lost a landmark ...

A Federal Court judge has found that science was ignored and the threat of climate change is real, but that the Commonwealth ...

Citing observations by the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), the effects of climate change are outlined, including impacts on the islands, marine and coastal ecosystems and resources, and ...

Torres Strait Islands: A group of 247 islands at the very northern tip of Queensland, Australia, the area is home to Torres Strait Islanders, who have been stewards of the islands for centuries.

Australia’s backpacker trail is well charted, from its big cities and miles of glorious beaches to the dusty red Outback. But there’s a region that few Aussies have ever set foot on, let alone curious ...