‘My country would disappear’: climate crisis could force Torres Strait Islanders from homes within 30 years

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Large parts of islands could be uninhabitable by 2050, federal court told in first climate class action taken by Australian First Nations people

Torres Strait Islanders could be forced to leave their homes within the next 30 years if urgent action is not taken on the climate crisis.

This would mean a loss of country, sacred sites and culture, the federal court has been told.