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From inconvenience to crisis, islands battle king tides

Low-lying islands in the Torres Strait have been inundated after another frightening king tide season as locals continue the legal fight for climate justice.

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Malaria has returned to the Torres Strait. What does this mean for mainland Australia?

Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases spread by mosquitoes. Each year, hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected and half a million people die from the disease.

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'Saltwater in my veins': fight to protect island homes

Tishiko King's love of the ocean is at the heart of a documentary following her fight to protect her Country in the Torres Strait islands.

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Trialling ways to reduce dementia in the Torres Strait

Hoping to reduce high rates of dementia among Torres Strait Islanders, a team of researchers is developing a pilot program for people at risk of the disease.

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Coral back in Australia after more than 100 years in US

More than 140 corals, taken from the Torres Strait Islands have been returned to Australia after more than a century in the United States.

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Beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian summer. Yet, they also have a hidden, more complex history

From the Torres Strait to Tasmania, and from the east coast to the west, beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian coastal history.

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Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum

Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat

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Border security under fire after men detained in Qld

A group of men have been detained after trying to enter Australia, sparking calls for better border security in the Torres Strait by the local mayor.

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Sea walls, rock lobster populations feeling the pinch

As Torres Strait Islanders bring legal action against the Australian government for alleged inaction on climate change, the CSIRO is researching the impacts.

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‘It’s not viable any more’: global heating sparks first climate class action by Indigenous Australians

On Saibai Island in the Torres Strait, homes are already being inundated by king tides, the cemetery has been affected by erosion and sea walls have been built

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Epidemiologist shares dire prognosis in climate case

A landmark climate case launched by Torres Strait Islander elders has heard from scientists and public health experts.

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‘We were the frontline’: Australia’s only all-Indigenous battalion remembered as last Torres Strait digger dies

They were underpaid and trained with broom handles, but that didn’t stop the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion fighting for their country

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Concerns rising for woman missing in Torres Strait

Two people have been rescued as a wide-ranging surface and aerial search is under way for a woman missing from a vessel in the Torres Strait.

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Federal Court arrives on-country for climate change fight in the Torres Strait

Aunty McRose Elu has been watching her ancestral lands slowly disappear beneath her feet for decades. The Saibai elder fears rising sea levels and increasingly severe weather events could mean her homeland is uninhabitable within 30 years.

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Voice to Parliament must be listened to, not just 'heard', inquiry told

Leaders from communities in the Torres Strait tell a parliamentary inquiry the Voice would empower Indigenous peoples, provided it is not ignored.

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‘Nonsensical’: Indigenous leaders say no point in regional voices without national body

Representatives from remote communities in Cape York, the Torres Strait and Far North Queensland have spoken at a federal inquiry

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Torres Strait freight subsidy to ease cost of living

The Queensland government has earmarked $64 million for subsidies to help pay for sea freight services in the Torres Strait and ease living costs.

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Army honours largest ever First Nations battalion in 80-year WWII commemoration

When war was on the doorstep to Australia's north 80 years ago, nearly 900 Torres Strait Islanders signed up to help protect the country despite not being able to enter pub, earn a fair wage, or be counted in the Commonwealth census.

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