Torres Strait elders fear becoming climate refugees

Australian Community Media

Torres Strait Islander elders are grieving as their ancestral homes are slowly being taken by the sea. But they are fighting too – and two elders, Pabai Pabai and Paul Kabai, have taken the Australian government to court for failing to act on climate change. Uncle Pabai claims the Australian government has not done enough to prevent climate change.

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00:00If we are victim, fire victim, flood victim, this is the time that we must come to and stop.

00:14Talk to our government. What is all about? This is what we need.

00:21Now we are coming to the closing argument as we are standing here on our journey for four years, battling for our own community, for the tourist trade, for the people, to our land, future and the generation.

00:41I am standing here for the generation. I believe that whatever we do in our community is for the future generation to come, to live the better livelihood.

00:59I believe that whatever we do in our community is for the future generation to come, to live the better livelihood.

01:24Let's make it one voice around the world and to the indigenous people. Thank you very much.

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