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July 15 (UPI) --An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental protections from the nation's government. Justice Michael ...

Meetings with future climate refugees and frustration with emissions reduction debates have prompted a Far North MP to deliver an impassioned speech in Canberra, warning that a lack of action will ...

SYDNEY, June 5 (Reuters) - Australian federal court officials on Monday began hearings on a lawsuit filed by a group of Torres Strait Islanders alleging the Australian government had failed to protect ...

Image: The islands of the Torres Strait - and the communities that live there - are already feeling the effects of climate change. Zenadth Kes - the Torres Strait Islands - is a cluster of almost 300 ...

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.

Wearing two hats: The conflicting governance roles of native title corporations and community/shire councils in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 2016 ...

Babcock Australasia has received a pair of Leonardo Helicopters AW139s – sourced from rotorcraft lessor LCI – for emergency medical services (EMS) operations across the Torres Strait and the Northern ...

Lee's woven, wearable art creations have catapulted her from Cairns and the Torres Strait to Paris, a bustling textile mecca ...

GENEVA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations committee found on Friday that Australia had violated the human rights of a group of islanders off its north coast by failing to adequately protect them ...

A remote Torres Strait hotel has defied expectations by placing third in prestigious state tourism awards, proving small ...