Endemic frog and gecko species identified on Dauan Island in Torres Strait

Two new frog species and a banded-patterned gecko are believed to have sheltered among the boulders of Dauan, in the Torres Strait, for millions of years.

Legal ruling can’t obscure the brutal reality of climate change for Torres Strait Islanders

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

What’s giving Torres Strait Islanders that sinking feeling?

The political climate isn’t helping

Torres Strait leaders lost their landmark case. How can governments be held to account on climate?

Experts and advocates say it’s time for the law to change after judge says matters based on climate policy cannot be decided by courts

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

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

‘We don’t want to be climate refugees’: Torres Strait uncles fear for their islands and their people

This week Australia’s federal court is due to make a decision in a landmark climate case that could safeguard the future of the island communities

The Australian Climate Case

🚨 Huge news. A judgment in the Uncles’ landmark climate case will be handed down in just 26 days, at 2pm on the 15th of July 🚨 All of our hearts are racing, but our spirits are strong. The Uncles,...

Traditional community-based knowledge for envisioning climate change action for the Torres Strait