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'Here before': climate-threatened islanders fight back

Torres Strait Islanders have taken the federal government to court for a second time in a bid to secure climate change justice.

AAP · Jul 27

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.

AAP · Feb 6

Elders continue legal battle to protect island homes

The Elders behind a landmark climate case against the federal government say they have to appeal a federal court's decision for the future of their children.

AAP · Nov 11, 2025

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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 · Jul 21, 2025

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 · Jul 16, 2025

Climate ruling exposes gap in government duty of care

Australian law needs to adapt, experts say after a court ruled the Commonwealth owes no duty of care to citizens on the front line of climate change.

AAP · Jul 15, 2025

‘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 · Jul 15, 2025

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Federal Court rules Australian government doesn’t have a duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change

The Federal Court has handed down its long-awaited judgement in a four-year climate case brought by Torres Strait Islanders.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2025

'Deepest pain' felt as landmark climate case dismissed

As a landmark climate case is dismissed by a federal court, the Torres Strait Islander men behind the action are vowing to keep fighting for their homelands.

AAP · Jul 14, 2025

Elders' legal bid to save homes, culture coming to end

The Federal Court is due to hand down a decision in the Australian Climate Case, brought by Torres Strait Islander Elders who fear for the future of their home.

AAP · Jul 12, 2025

Torres Strait Islanders ask court to save island homes

Torres Strait Islander elders have made their final arguments in a case challenging the federal government over climate change action.

AAP · May 3, 2024

Torres Strait elders fear becoming climate refugees

Torres Strait Islanders are challenging the Commonwealth for failing to act on climate change, with closing arguments underway in a Federal Court case.

AAP · Apr 30, 2024

Teen arrested after 10-year-old dies in alleged stabbing – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2024

'Fighting for survival': climate court case heats up

Torres Strait Islander elders say they are fighting for the existence of their people as the final hearings of a landmark climate case begin.

AAP · Apr 28, 2024

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AAP · Nov 20, 2023

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 · Nov 16, 2023

Students skip school to rally over climate 'shame'

Students across the nation have taken a day out of class to protest government inaction on climate change and the continued support of fossil fuels.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2023

‘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

AAP · Nov 10, 2023

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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AAP · Nov 7, 2023

Scientists give testimony in Torres Strait climate case

Scientists have begun giving evidence in a landmark climate case at the Federal Court in Melbourne, where Torres Strait Islanders are challenging the government

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2023

‘Nothing has been explained’: remote communities deprived of information about the voice, residents say

As early voting gets under way, First Nations people around the country say they still lack details about the referendum

AAP · Jun 13, 2023

Climate change threatens all island life, hearing told

The Australian climate case has moved to Saibai, where the Federal Court has heard evidence from Torres Strait Islanders about the effects of rising seas.

The New Daily · Jun 5, 2023

Hearings begin into the sinking islands of Torres Strait

Boigu elder Pabai Pabai says the stakes in the climate case could not be higher – he is fighting for his people, culture and ancestors.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023

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.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2023

Former president of Kiribati backs legal case against Australia over inaction on climate crisis

Anote Tong says that Australia needs to take responsibility for emissions caused by the export of its fossil fuels

AAP · Nov 10, 2022

Torres Strait climate change plea at COP27

Torres Strait traditional owners are set to urge the global community to act on climate change in a bid to save their island homes from rising sea levels.

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