The Latest Breaking News from Torres Strait

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 · Feb 28, 2023

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.

AAP · Feb 27, 2023

Illegal foreign fishing boats a 'threat' to Torres Strait Islander commercial fishers

Traditional owners in the Torres Strait criticise border protection and fisheries authorities for what they say is a lack of follow-ups over reports of foreign fishing boats entering far north Queensland waters.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

Cape York native title claim celebrated by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups

The first joint native title claim from traditional owners on the Australian mainland and in the Torres Strait will cover land and more than 2 million hectares of water.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Torres Strait Islands leader says region 'neglected', following UN Climate Change Conference deal

A leader says a deal to compensate developing countries for climate damage will not help their region, which is on the "frontline".

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Audit reveals Torres Strait clinicians face deadly dilemma in PNG spillover of tuberculosis cases

Inconsistent Queensland health policies have contributed to children dying from tuberculosis in the Torres Strait, an audit has found.

ABC News · Nov 13, 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.

AAP · Nov 10, 2022

Torres Strait Islander flag to fly permanently at Anzac Hill in Alice Springs

Anzac Hill in Alice Springs will now permanently fly the Torres Strait Islander flag alongside the Australian, Northern Territory and Aboriginal flags — in what the town's mayor acknowledges is a "long overdue" moment.

ABC News · Nov 8, 2022

‘Like colonisation all over again’: Torres Strait Islanders build seawall at Parliament House

Traditional owners from the Torres Strait built a wall of seabags in Canberra to call for stronger action against climate change.

The New Daily · Nov 7, 2022

Traditional travel between Torres Strait and Papua New Guinea villages resumes after two-and-a-half years

Health services in Australia's northernmost islands say they are prepared to cope with the resumption of open cultural travel between the Torres Strait and coastal villages of Papua New Guinea.

ABC News · Oct 21, 2022