The Conversation

New report reveals grim lack of progress to cut overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids in out-of-home-care

Sharynne Hamilton does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Australia’s Indigenous elders lose landmark environment case of Torres Strait Islands

Australia’s Federal Court has ruled that the national government owes no legal duty to protect the Torres Strait Islands or their Indigenous inhabitants from the effects of climate change, in a ...
UPI

Indigenous Australians lose climate change case against government

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 ...
The Conversation

A Voice to Parliament will not give ‘special treatment’ to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Here’s why

Asmi Wood is a member of the Referendum Engagement Group and the Constitutional Expert Group. We asked our readers what they would like to know about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. In ...
The Independent

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

Related: Coastal residents told to ‘evacuate now’ as powerful storm hits Australia Justice Michael Wigney dismissed the claim brought by two Torres Strait Islander elders, Paul Kabai and Pabai Pabai, ...