Torres Strait Islander women sing Christmas hymns to impart their knowledge of the Meriam Mir language. (ABC Tropical North: Cristy-Lee Macqueen) ...

"The geotextile sandbags have been used on places like Christmas Island but it's the first time we've used them on the Torres Strait and so far they have done quite well. "It does provide that ...

The Vegimals' plans for a Christmas feast aboard the Octopod are interrupted when the Octonauts are all entangled in a ...

Australia’s Torres Strait islands: one of the last undiscovered places Down Under - Even most Aussies have never stepped in this remote region of the country. Abha Shah flies in to see what’s ...

Another Torres Strait Island Traditional Owner has been ... was deported to PNG in 2018 after he had his Permanent Stay Visa revoked following a period of two years detention on Christmas Island.

Days 2–10: Tour Thursday Island to learn about the pearling history and Torres Strait culture. Local communities permit- ting, ... luxury eco-accommodation Swell Lodge on Christmas Island, where he ...

Australian Geographic subeditor Josephine Sargent headed to the Torres Strait Islands for the Coming of the Light festival. SINKING MY TOES INTO the pristine sand of Kemus Beach, while locals mill ...

There are some 250 land masses here, yet only 18 are inhabited, predominantly by the Torres Strait Islanders, an indigenous group with a history as long as the Aboriginal people.