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Saibai Island waits for a climate change lifeline as rising Torres Strait closes in - MSN
The federal government has acknowledged that the Torres Strait Islands are vulnerable to the effects of climate change but denies it has breached its duty of care. The Climate Analytics Institute ...
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Climate Change: The Facts
With intimate stories of people's lives affected by climate change, the documentary takes a look ... More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians ...
Program: US retreat from climate pact 'will have global impact'
On his first day back in the top job, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to remove the United States from ...
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UN says Australia violated Torres Strait Islanders' rights by failing to protect them from climate change
A United Nations committee has found that Australia has violated the human rights of Torres Strait Islanders by failing to protect them from the effects of climate change. The Australian ...
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Bramble Cay melomys: Climate change-ravaged rodent listed as extinct
The rodent lived solely on a tiny sand island in the Torres Strait, near the coast of Papua ... mammalian extinction due to anthropogenic climate change." The loss of an animal that was hardly ...
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Fight For Planet A: Our Climate Challenge
This three-part documentary aims to empower and motivate Australians to take action on climate change. Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview. More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and ...
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Indigenous Australians 'farmed bananas 2,000 years ago'
The sites, which date back 2,145 years, were found on a tiny island north of the mainland in the Torres Strait. Researchers found banana microfossils, stone tools, charcoal and a series of ...