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Ancient shells and pottery reveal the vast 3,200-years-old trade routes of Oceania’s Indigenous peoples

New research conducted at Walufeni Cave, an important archaeological site in Papua New Guinea, reveals new evidence of long-distance interactions between Oceania’s Indigenous societies, as far back as 3,200 years ago.

The Conversation

Every MP should read the Torres Strait climate case judgment. Here’s why

Technicalities of case mustn’t stop Albanese government from bold action on emissions before problems of climate change are visited upon communities closer to home

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Indigenous elders lose landmark environment case of Torres Strait Islands

Indigenous elders lose climate case as judge says protecting islands is a political, not legal, responsibility

The Independent UK

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‘My heart is broken’: Indigenous Australians lose landmark climate case

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

Al Jazeera

Torres Strait community leaders in ‘deepest pain imaginable’ as federal court dismisses landmark climate case

Class action led by two community leaders argued government had legal duty of care to prevent or deal with damage linked to global heating

The Guardian - AU

Torres Strait woman combining culture and vintage glam

A finalist for one of the biggest pin-up pageants in the country is combining culture and vintage glamour, inspired by the women in her family.

AAP

Australia’s Torres Strait islands: one of the last undiscovered places Down Under

Even most Aussies have never stepped in this remote region of the country. Abha Shah flies in to see what’s on offer, following in the footsteps of A-list visitor Zac Efron

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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.

AAP

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.

AAP

Straight from the Strait review – a joyous musical inspired by a little-known Australian story

QPAC, Brisbane festivalTelling the tale of a historic single day in 1968, this celebration of Torres Strait culture is spirited and generous. Let’s hope it gets a national tour

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

Grocer monopoly price-gouging Torres Strait Islanders

Company monopolies and the need to have goods shipped from Cairns has left Torres Strait Islanders paying over-the-top food prices in Queensland.

AAP

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.

AAP

‘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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‘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

The Guardian - AU

Warren Entsch denies he helped LNP donor get Pfizer vaccine during supply crisis

Allegation raised in parliament that MP arranged for property developer Alex Sekler to travel to Torres Strait for Covid jab referred to state corruption watchdog

The New Daily

Search suspended for missing woman in Torres Strait

Police have called off their search for a woman who went missing from a vessel which overturned near Mabuiag Island five days ago.

The New Daily

‘Grave fears’ for paddler missing in Torres Strait

The search for a man missing off Thursday Island has entered a third day after an unmanned outrigger canoe was found 100 metres from shore.

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Search underway for man missing in Torres Strait waters since Wednesday afternoon

The 38-year-old man was last seen in an outrigger canoe in the channel between Horn and Thursday islands, with his canoe later found 100 metres off the coast.

AAP

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.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

Cocos (Keeling) Islands may take complaint to United Nations over climate change crisis

Remote islanders on the frontline of climate change will not rule out taking a complaint to the United Nations after a landmark ruling in favour of their "brothers and sisters" in the Torres Strait.

ABC News

Decades after Eddie Mabo's historic native title case, a new court victory brings his dream full circle

When five Indigenous groups came together on a native title claim, their traditional singing was crucial evidence. Now they're celebrating a landmark legal outcome.

AAP

Premier acts on Torres Strait cost-of-living summit

A Torres Strait Islands cost-of-living summit looking at how to ease soaring basic food prices, particularly on outer islands, will be held on March 20.

AAP

Native title claim for Torres Strait islands decided

Native title over Torres Strait islands Warral and Ului is shared by the Badulgal and Mualgal peoples but not the Kaurareg group, the Federal Court says.

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