The ruling said the government did not owe a duty of care to protect the Torres Strait islands from climate change.

An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental ...

The Federal Court has handed down its long-awaited judgement in a four-year climate case brought by Torres Strait Islanders.

Federal court says government not obliged to shield residents of Torres Strait Islands from effects of climate change.

The lead plaintiffs, Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai from the islands of Boigu and Saibai, sought orders requiring the ...

Federal Court judge Michael Wigney has found that while Torres Strait Islanders are at the forefront of climate change, the ...

Judge Michael Wigney rules the federal government owes no duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders over climate change, but ...

The judge found Australia had not used the best available science to set emissions targets. The finding tightens the screws ...

A judge is expected to rule Tuesday on whether the Australian government has a duty to do more to tackle climate change.

Indigenous Australians living on a string of climate-threatened islands on Tuesday lost a landmark court bid to hold the ...