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Meriam people mark Mabo Day with push for cultural governance
Thirty-four years after the Mabo decision changed Australian legal history, Meri...
Joseph Guenzler 4 Jun 2026
Zenadth Kes communities lead aftercare report on mental wellbeing
A Zenadth Kes aftercare report has been finalised after months of consultation w...
Joseph Guenzler 2 Jun 2026
Tenders called for redevelopment of Moa Island primary health care centres
Tenders have been called for the redevelopment of the St Paul's and Kubin commun...
Giovanni Torre 2 Mar 2026
Callout for Torres Strait artists ahead of Cairns and Darwin art fairs
Torres Strait Regional Authority's Gab Titui Cultural Centre has opened artwork...
Joseph Guenzler 20 Feb 2026
Remote jobs expansion backs Indigenous business on Waiben
The federal government is doubling the Remote Jobs and Economic Development Prog...
Joseph Guenzler 16 Feb 2026
Torres Strait student hostel becomes first Indigenous certified boarding house under 'imperative' national framework

A Zenadh Kes student boarding house has joined a small group of Australian boarding schools - and become the first Indigenous provider among them - to be recognised within a national safety and qualit...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 3, 2025
Sámi people to take Finland government to court

The launch of a legal claim from the Indigenous Sámi people against the government of Finland involving climate change and cultural traditions is drawing on an Australian precedent in which Tor...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 3, 2025
Torres Strait Islander Occupational Therapist Jena Stephen set to strengthen NDIS access and support

A Torres Strait Islander Occupational Therapist has joined Wakai Waian Healing, bringing new momentum to local, culturally grounded health care across the islands.

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Tom Hearn Oct 16, 2025
Winds of change revitalise cultural pride in the Torres Strait

Thirty-eight years ago the late Ephraim Bani felt an ancestral duty to revive a lost identity and introduced the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 6, 2025
Traditional Torres Strait child-rearing custom celebrates important milestone

A significant milestone in newly-recognised cultural child-rearing practice celebrates hundreds of people within empowered families and a realised step towards closing the gap, a Torres Strait Commiss...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 22, 2025
Funding secures future for legal recognition of Torres Strait cultural adoption rights

The Commissioner overseeing traditional Torres Strait child rearing customs has welcomed funding in Queensland's recent budget he says will enable more families to access legal recognition.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 8, 2025
Torres Strait school car offers students and staff new route to independence

A Zenadh Kes school has invested in helping its students and staff get their driver's license with a new learner car. Torres Strait Kaziw Meta's boarding students and house parents welcomed what the W...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 7, 2025
Anchored in Healing: How Shanna Mosby and the Wakai Waian Healing Team are closing the mental health gap in the Torres Strait

On the northern edge of Australia, in the turquoise waters of Zenadth Kes, a powerful shift is underway. At the centre of it stands Shanna Mosby, a proud Torres Strait Islander woman from Masig and th...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 18, 2025
Wakai Waian Healing celebrates a decade of Indigenous mental health leadership and growth

Wakai Waian Healing, a proudly Torres Strait Islander-owned and led mental health service, recently celebrated ten years of walking alongside community - providing culturally safe, trauma-informed car...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 3, 2025
Mabo Oration marks 20 years with Gimuy-first event

The 20th anniversary of the Mabo Oration will be held in Gimuy (Cairns) on Friday, honouring the legacy of Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo and the High Court decision which recognised Native Title in Australian la...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 29, 2025
Queensland government urged to come to the table on combatting climate change in the Torres Strait

A bipartisan approach from both federal and state governments is needed to combat climate change in the Torres Strait, locals say. Speaking at the announcement on Monday of Labor's $77 million in fund...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 7, 2025
Federal government to upskill First Nations communities in far north Queensland and Torres Strait

The federal government has announced it will fund Aboriginal organisations to boost First Nations literacy in far north Queensland and the Torres Strait.

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Brendan Foster Mar 13, 2025
Torres Strait reels in record sea cucumber season

Torres Strait / Zenadth Kes fishers have harvested a record 19.22 tonnes of bech-de-mer – generating an estimated $700,000 for the local economy during a short but successful three-day season (3...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 11, 2025
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