Torres Strait Islands
‘We are beyond talking’: Chief Justice’s message to colleagues on First Nations justice
In a message to the “powerful people” who attended the 2025 Australian Legal Convention, Chief Justice Debra...
09 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Class actions must better serve First Nations communities, Chief Justice says
Reflecting on a recent class action involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Chief Justice Debra...
02 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
First Nations people stuck on ‘conveyor belt of injustice’, AHRC president says
By making decisions at the wrong end of the justice system and turning its back on those who need the most support, the...
03 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Class action alleges Work for the Dole program was flawed, racist
A new Federal Court class action alleged the Australian government’s Work for the Dole program was discriminatory and...
01 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Innovative’ reform needed after ‘disappointing’ climate change verdict
The consensus reaction to the Federal Court’s decision on the landmark climate change case put forward by Torres...
16 July 2025
By Kace O'Neill
On the acquisition of customary title in PNG
Torres Strait Islanders live under two customary law systems – Papua New Guinea and Australia. They have more rights...
17 May 2024
By Nicholas Collier
LOD launches Indigenous Internship Scholarship with AIEF
Global alternative legal services provider LOD is teaming up with the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation to...
07 July 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Australian government to face ‘landmark’ climate class action
Island communities have demanded the Australian government take action regarding the climate crisis in a landmark class...
26 October 2021
By Lauren Croft