An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental ...

The lead plaintiffs, Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai from the islands of Boigu and Saibai, sought orders requiring the ...

Indigenous Australians living on a string of climate-threatened islands on Tuesday lost a landmark court bid to hold the ...

The ruling said the government did not owe a duty of care to protect the Torres Strait islands from climate change.

Indigenous elders lose climate case as judge says protecting islands is a political, not legal, responsibility ...

Torres Strait Islanders lose court fight to hold Australia accountable as rising seas threaten their homes and way of life ...

A federal court justice has found the government did not have a duty of care to protect the Torres Strait Islander people ...

Two Traditional Owners from the Torres Strait Islands who took the Australian government to court over climate-related harms ...

Federal court says government not obliged to shield residents of Torres Strait Islands from effects of climate change.

The outcome of this case may set a precedent for how nations balance climate initiatives with the rights of Indigenous communities.

The Australian government has won a landmark climate case against residents of islands under siege from the impacts of ...