The value #France has for our #Aboriginal and #TorresStrait Islander culture is deeply touching | as a #FirstNations #Australian here | @france24.com #ListenToBlackVoices
December 23, 2024 at 7:12 PM
The value #France has for our #Aboriginal and #TorresStrait Islander culture is deeply touching | as a #FirstNations #Australian here | @france24.com #ListenToBlackVoices
If there’s a more stunning rock lobster species I want to know about it! My #CSIRO team just completed the #TorresStrait 36th annual tropical rock lobster survey and discussing ongoing #Sustainable #Fisheries science and management with traditional owners and stakeholders. Stock status = excellent.
December 14, 2024 at 2:44 AM
If there’s a more stunning rock lobster species I want to know about it! My #CSIRO team just completed the #TorresStrait 36th annual tropical rock lobster survey and discussing ongoing #Sustainable #Fisheries science and management with traditional owners and stakeholders. Stock status = excellent.
I have really enjoyed seeing some #Aboriginal and #TorresStrait art and culture on display here in #Paris | #ListenToBlackVoices
December 23, 2024 at 7:10 PM
I have really enjoyed seeing some #Aboriginal and #TorresStrait art and culture on display here in #Paris | #ListenToBlackVoices
Climate lawsuits by Indigenous elders get dismissed.
Courts admit harm but deny remedy.
It’s a neat little system: acknowledge genocide, but never interrupt the money.
#TorresStrait #ClimateColonialism #EnvironmentalJustice #AbolishColonialLaw
Courts admit harm but deny remedy.
It’s a neat little system: acknowledge genocide, but never interrupt the money.
#TorresStrait #ClimateColonialism #EnvironmentalJustice #AbolishColonialLaw
August 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Climate lawsuits by Indigenous elders get dismissed.
Courts admit harm but deny remedy.
It’s a neat little system: acknowledge genocide, but never interrupt the money.
#TorresStrait #ClimateColonialism #EnvironmentalJustice #AbolishColonialLaw
Courts admit harm but deny remedy.
It’s a neat little system: acknowledge genocide, but never interrupt the money.
#TorresStrait #ClimateColonialism #EnvironmentalJustice #AbolishColonialLaw
Oh my goodness! Spirit of the Crocodile is shortlisted again! For 2026 ABIA awards. Humbled, excited, honoured & thrilled - all at once!!
The Australian Book Industry Awards are all about bringing Australian books to readers.
Winners announced 21 May.
#BookSky #MiddleGradeFiction #TorresStrait
The Australian Book Industry Awards are all about bringing Australian books to readers.
Winners announced 21 May.
#BookSky #MiddleGradeFiction #TorresStrait
April 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Oh my goodness! Spirit of the Crocodile is shortlisted again! For 2026 ABIA awards. Humbled, excited, honoured & thrilled - all at once!!
The Australian Book Industry Awards are all about bringing Australian books to readers.
Winners announced 21 May.
#BookSky #MiddleGradeFiction #TorresStrait
The Australian Book Industry Awards are all about bringing Australian books to readers.
Winners announced 21 May.
#BookSky #MiddleGradeFiction #TorresStrait
NB: The Aboriginal flag & the Torres Strait Islander flag are official flags of Australia & formally recognised under Federal legislation in July 1995. See: www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/asset...
#Indigenous #Aboriginal #TorresStrait #Flag #AboriginalFlag #Australia
#Indigenous #Aboriginal #TorresStrait #Flag #AboriginalFlag #Australia
January 25, 2026 at 8:17 AM
NB: The Aboriginal flag & the Torres Strait Islander flag are official flags of Australia & formally recognised under Federal legislation in July 1995. See: www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/asset...
#Indigenous #Aboriginal #TorresStrait #Flag #AboriginalFlag #Australia
#Indigenous #Aboriginal #TorresStrait #Flag #AboriginalFlag #Australia
#StevenMiles :
Imagine paying 2, 3x for items like bread, apples & dishwashing liquid.
Groceries are expensive enough as is, but spare a thought for those in remote, regional & rural communities like the #TorresStrait where prices are even higher.
#AUSPOL #QLDpol #Ipswich #QLD #CostOfLiving #TSI
Imagine paying 2, 3x for items like bread, apples & dishwashing liquid.
Groceries are expensive enough as is, but spare a thought for those in remote, regional & rural communities like the #TorresStrait where prices are even higher.
#AUSPOL #QLDpol #Ipswich #QLD #CostOfLiving #TSI
September 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM
#StevenMiles :
Imagine paying 2, 3x for items like bread, apples & dishwashing liquid.
Groceries are expensive enough as is, but spare a thought for those in remote, regional & rural communities like the #TorresStrait where prices are even higher.
#AUSPOL #QLDpol #Ipswich #QLD #CostOfLiving #TSI
Imagine paying 2, 3x for items like bread, apples & dishwashing liquid.
Groceries are expensive enough as is, but spare a thought for those in remote, regional & rural communities like the #TorresStrait where prices are even higher.
#AUSPOL #QLDpol #Ipswich #QLD #CostOfLiving #TSI
Doctors on high alert as melioidosis death toll rises to 20 in Queensland
"As North Queensland faces the prospect of more flooding rain, authorities are continuing to urge vulnerable people to avoid mud and keep wounds clean." #Auspol #Cairns #Townsville #Mackay #TorresStrait #Cape #WideBay #Qld
"As North Queensland faces the prospect of more flooding rain, authorities are continuing to urge vulnerable people to avoid mud and keep wounds clean." #Auspol #Cairns #Townsville #Mackay #TorresStrait #Cape #WideBay #Qld
Melioidosis death toll hits 20 in Queensland as more rain forecast
Health authorities are on high alert after another melioidosis death in North Queensland amid fears the disease is occurring in places where it was previously all but unheard of.
www.abc.net.au
March 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Doctors on high alert as melioidosis death toll rises to 20 in Queensland
"As North Queensland faces the prospect of more flooding rain, authorities are continuing to urge vulnerable people to avoid mud and keep wounds clean." #Auspol #Cairns #Townsville #Mackay #TorresStrait #Cape #WideBay #Qld
"As North Queensland faces the prospect of more flooding rain, authorities are continuing to urge vulnerable people to avoid mud and keep wounds clean." #Auspol #Cairns #Townsville #Mackay #TorresStrait #Cape #WideBay #Qld
Albanese is stuck in the vortex of "process" & presenting very bland optics won't help recover his reputation & my respect for him.
I'm still waiting for Robo debt decisions that were swept under the carpet, people died & no-one is responsible?
#Murujuga decision is reprehensible.
#TorresStrait
I'm still waiting for Robo debt decisions that were swept under the carpet, people died & no-one is responsible?
#Murujuga decision is reprehensible.
#TorresStrait
July 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Albanese is stuck in the vortex of "process" & presenting very bland optics won't help recover his reputation & my respect for him.
I'm still waiting for Robo debt decisions that were swept under the carpet, people died & no-one is responsible?
#Murujuga decision is reprehensible.
#TorresStrait
I'm still waiting for Robo debt decisions that were swept under the carpet, people died & no-one is responsible?
#Murujuga decision is reprehensible.
#TorresStrait
My first post on Bluesky, living on #ThursdayIsland on the #TorresStrait. I am learning more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, customs and traditional medicine. I am working holistically with a community that has welcomed me with open arms. I hope to do right by them in every way
March 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
My first post on Bluesky, living on #ThursdayIsland on the #TorresStrait. I am learning more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, customs and traditional medicine. I am working holistically with a community that has welcomed me with open arms. I hope to do right by them in every way
Salt touches the hull like memory.
Houses rise, not for pride, but survival.
The tide comes slowly—then all at once.
This is today, as seen by AI
#TodayByAI #AIart #TorresStrait #ClimateJustice #IslandHeritage #SeaLevelRise #PainterlyScene #EnvironmentalArt #July132025 #QuietResistance #DigitalOil
Houses rise, not for pride, but survival.
The tide comes slowly—then all at once.
This is today, as seen by AI
#TodayByAI #AIart #TorresStrait #ClimateJustice #IslandHeritage #SeaLevelRise #PainterlyScene #EnvironmentalArt #July132025 #QuietResistance #DigitalOil
July 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Salt touches the hull like memory.
Houses rise, not for pride, but survival.
The tide comes slowly—then all at once.
This is today, as seen by AI
#TodayByAI #AIart #TorresStrait #ClimateJustice #IslandHeritage #SeaLevelRise #PainterlyScene #EnvironmentalArt #July132025 #QuietResistance #DigitalOil
Houses rise, not for pride, but survival.
The tide comes slowly—then all at once.
This is today, as seen by AI
#TodayByAI #AIart #TorresStrait #ClimateJustice #IslandHeritage #SeaLevelRise #PainterlyScene #EnvironmentalArt #July132025 #QuietResistance #DigitalOil
I'm doing a talk! With Aaron Fa'Aoso! Please come - Tues July 14, at one of my favourite Melbourne libraries: PMI Victorian History Library. Even if you can't make it, please share & spread the word. Cheers!
#MiddleGrade #TorresStrait #AuthorTalk
brushfire.com/pmivictorian...
#MiddleGrade #TorresStrait #AuthorTalk
brushfire.com/pmivictorian...
Writing the Crocodile
PMI Victorian History Library, 39 Saint Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 AU - Tuesday 14 July 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm AEST
brushfire.com
June 17, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I'm doing a talk! With Aaron Fa'Aoso! Please come - Tues July 14, at one of my favourite Melbourne libraries: PMI Victorian History Library. Even if you can't make it, please share & spread the word. Cheers!
#MiddleGrade #TorresStrait #AuthorTalk
brushfire.com/pmivictorian...
#MiddleGrade #TorresStrait #AuthorTalk
brushfire.com/pmivictorian...
Quote-skeet @huubeggen.bsky.social: way-northeast #Australia in👇this pic
At the #TorresStrait on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a green-glow pin for Huub's skeet; it also has link to the downloadable 200-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams
At the #TorresStrait on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a green-glow pin for Huub's skeet; it also has link to the downloadable 200-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams
June 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Quote-skeet @huubeggen.bsky.social: way-northeast #Australia in👇this pic
At the #TorresStrait on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a green-glow pin for Huub's skeet; it also has link to the downloadable 200-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams
At the #TorresStrait on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a green-glow pin for Huub's skeet; it also has link to the downloadable 200-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams
The #TorresStrait is a fluid #IndigenousBorderland where mobility, work and identity are shaped by overlapping colonial, national and Indigenous governance, making movement a strategic expression of belonging rather than departure.
https://ow.ly/NgC550Y8cMF
https://ow.ly/NgC550Y8cMF
March 23, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The #TorresStrait is a fluid #IndigenousBorderland where mobility, work and identity are shaped by overlapping colonial, national and Indigenous governance, making movement a strategic expression of belonging rather than departure.
https://ow.ly/NgC550Y8cMF
https://ow.ly/NgC550Y8cMF
Darnley Island or Erub, in the #indigeneslanguage of #TorresStrait First Nations' Australian #indigenouscommunities. A small island formed by volcanic action, eastern section of the Torres Strait. It is located near the Great Barrier Reef and just south of the Bligh entrance. 1/8 #coastalhistory
April 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Darnley Island or Erub, in the #indigeneslanguage of #TorresStrait First Nations' Australian #indigenouscommunities. A small island formed by volcanic action, eastern section of the Torres Strait. It is located near the Great Barrier Reef and just south of the Bligh entrance. 1/8 #coastalhistory
#IdleNoMore #Australia #TorresStrait #Weaving #Women 🪢
Indigenous stories, connection emerge from Indigenous weaving project nit.com.au/22-07-2026/2...
Yolŋu women weave unity and kinship into works for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards nit.com.au/22-07-2026/2...
Indigenous stories, connection emerge from Indigenous weaving project nit.com.au/22-07-2026/2...
Yolŋu women weave unity and kinship into works for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards nit.com.au/22-07-2026/2...
Indigenous stories, connection emerge from Indigenous weaving project
A new study has found an Indigenous community-led project has strengthened intergenerational knowledge transfer, belonging and connection to Country, and recognition of Indigenous cultural authority t...
nit.com.au
July 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
#IdleNoMore #Australia #TorresStrait #Weaving #Women 🪢
Indigenous stories, connection emerge from Indigenous weaving project nit.com.au/22-07-2026/2...
Yolŋu women weave unity and kinship into works for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards nit.com.au/22-07-2026/2...
Indigenous stories, connection emerge from Indigenous weaving project nit.com.au/22-07-2026/2...
Yolŋu women weave unity and kinship into works for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards nit.com.au/22-07-2026/2...
#StevenMiles :
Brand New Day: #TorresStrait
Edition
Mina big eso to everyone who has taken the time to chat, to share & to welcome us back to this incredible region
lve spent this week learning & listening about the unique challenges that come with living in such a remote part of QLD
#AUSPOL #QLDpol
Brand New Day: #TorresStrait
Edition
Mina big eso to everyone who has taken the time to chat, to share & to welcome us back to this incredible region
lve spent this week learning & listening about the unique challenges that come with living in such a remote part of QLD
#AUSPOL #QLDpol
September 3, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#StevenMiles :
Brand New Day: #TorresStrait
Edition
Mina big eso to everyone who has taken the time to chat, to share & to welcome us back to this incredible region
lve spent this week learning & listening about the unique challenges that come with living in such a remote part of QLD
#AUSPOL #QLDpol
Brand New Day: #TorresStrait
Edition
Mina big eso to everyone who has taken the time to chat, to share & to welcome us back to this incredible region
lve spent this week learning & listening about the unique challenges that come with living in such a remote part of QLD
#AUSPOL #QLDpol
Any #Aboriginal artists see this HMU. I wanna learn & collab.
#BlackFella #BlackFulla #NAIDOC #TorresStrait
#BlackFella #BlackFulla #NAIDOC #TorresStrait
July 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Any #Aboriginal artists see this HMU. I wanna learn & collab.
#BlackFella #BlackFulla #NAIDOC #TorresStrait
#BlackFella #BlackFulla #NAIDOC #TorresStrait
Why Ngiangu (Booby Island) caves of the western Torres Strait host Queensland's first post office #TorresStrait #Kaurareg #Caves #postoffice #history #nature #maritime #Australia
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Pirate caves and flying boobies, this is the bizarre history of Queensland's first post office
An island riddled with caves in the western Torres Strait provided sanctuary to pirates, shipwrecked sailors, and a post office.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Why Ngiangu (Booby Island) caves of the western Torres Strait host Queensland's first post office #TorresStrait #Kaurareg #Caves #postoffice #history #nature #maritime #Australia
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Help Save an Indigenous Language Today.
A language dies every two weeks. Moa Island refuses to be next.
Think globally. Act locally. Help save Kala Lagaw Ya
substack.com/@steveellen/...
#indigenous #indigenousart #IndigenousLanguages #torresstrait
A language dies every two weeks. Moa Island refuses to be next.
Think globally. Act locally. Help save Kala Lagaw Ya
substack.com/@steveellen/...
#indigenous #indigenousart #IndigenousLanguages #torresstrait
Think Globally, Act Locally — Help Save an Indigenous Language Today
A language dies every two weeks. Moa Island refuses to be next.Help save Kala Lagaw Ya.
substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Help Save an Indigenous Language Today.
A language dies every two weeks. Moa Island refuses to be next.
Think globally. Act locally. Help save Kala Lagaw Ya
substack.com/@steveellen/...
#indigenous #indigenousart #IndigenousLanguages #torresstrait
A language dies every two weeks. Moa Island refuses to be next.
Think globally. Act locally. Help save Kala Lagaw Ya
substack.com/@steveellen/...
#indigenous #indigenousart #IndigenousLanguages #torresstrait
Why does the legal system so often leave culture at the door when deliberating cultural harm?
Our own Sherine Al Shallah + UNSW law prof Lucas Lixinski @culturalheritage.bsky.social answer in Right Now magazine.
#CulturalHeritage #IndigenousRights #TorresStrait
📣 👇 rightnow.org.au/opinion/torr...
Our own Sherine Al Shallah + UNSW law prof Lucas Lixinski @culturalheritage.bsky.social answer in Right Now magazine.
#CulturalHeritage #IndigenousRights #TorresStrait
📣 👇 rightnow.org.au/opinion/torr...
Torres Strait climate case exposes legal trap on culture - Right Now
The Federal Court's judgment in the case brought by Torres Strait Islanders over the impact of climate change found there ought to be no compensation for cultural loss. This is a betrayal of Indigenou...
rightnow.org.au
July 31, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Why does the legal system so often leave culture at the door when deliberating cultural harm?
Our own Sherine Al Shallah + UNSW law prof Lucas Lixinski @culturalheritage.bsky.social answer in Right Now magazine.
#CulturalHeritage #IndigenousRights #TorresStrait
📣 👇 rightnow.org.au/opinion/torr...
Our own Sherine Al Shallah + UNSW law prof Lucas Lixinski @culturalheritage.bsky.social answer in Right Now magazine.
#CulturalHeritage #IndigenousRights #TorresStrait
📣 👇 rightnow.org.au/opinion/torr...
"The #Borderland remains a living space of negotiation over ontological connection and belonging to country, community, ancestors and future generations, where mobility continues to shape how #TorresStrait Islanders imagine and build their futures."
https://ow.ly/IOen50Y8cZM
https://ow.ly/IOen50Y8cZM
February 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"The #Borderland remains a living space of negotiation over ontological connection and belonging to country, community, ancestors and future generations, where mobility continues to shape how #TorresStrait Islanders imagine and build their futures."
https://ow.ly/IOen50Y8cZM
https://ow.ly/IOen50Y8cZM
It was a pleasure to introduce panelists Prof Anne Pattel-Gray, A/Prof Marnee Shay, A/Prof Stephanie Gilbert & Prof Brendan Hokowhitu & facilitate their Q&A session at the #Aboriginal & #TorresStrait Islander #Research & #Innovation event today for UQ’s Research & Innovation Week.
September 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It was a pleasure to introduce panelists Prof Anne Pattel-Gray, A/Prof Marnee Shay, A/Prof Stephanie Gilbert & Prof Brendan Hokowhitu & facilitate their Q&A session at the #Aboriginal & #TorresStrait Islander #Research & #Innovation event today for UQ’s Research & Innovation Week.
“Owners are fighting for their communities, culture and existence in the first class action on climate harms brought by Indigenous Australians.”
#TorresStrait
#ClimateChange
#TorresStrait
#ClimateChange
Further climate change inaction 'cultural genocide' for Torres Strait, experts say
Legal and climate experts liken rising sea levels and climate harms to “colonisation” as proceedings for the Australian Climate Case resume.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2023 at 11:16 AM
“Owners are fighting for their communities, culture and existence in the first class action on climate harms brought by Indigenous Australians.”
#TorresStrait
#ClimateChange
#TorresStrait
#ClimateChange
Horizon Airways has ordered a second Tecnam P2012 STOL for delivery by end of 2026. Both aircraft will fly from Horn Island across the Torres Strait. Australia's P2012 fleet now totals five. Read the full story: aerocrewnews.com/0iqh
#Tecnam #P2012 #RegionalAviation #TorresStrait #Pilots #Aviation
#Tecnam #P2012 #RegionalAviation #TorresStrait #Pilots #Aviation
August 19, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Horizon Airways has ordered a second Tecnam P2012 STOL for delivery by end of 2026. Both aircraft will fly from Horn Island across the Torres Strait. Australia's P2012 fleet now totals five. Read the full story: aerocrewnews.com/0iqh
#Tecnam #P2012 #RegionalAviation #TorresStrait #Pilots #Aviation
#Tecnam #P2012 #RegionalAviation #TorresStrait #Pilots #Aviation