‘My heart is broken’: Indigenous Australians lose landmark climate case | Indigenous Rights News

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

Indigenous Australians living on a string of climate-threatened islands have lost a landmark court case to hold the government responsible for lacklustre emissions targets, dealing a blow to Indigenous rights in the country.

Australia’s Federal Court ruled on Tuesday that the government was not obliged to shield the Torres Strait Islands from the effects of climate…