Torres Strait
Proper noun
Meaning
Torres Strait
A strait between Australia and New Guinea, connecting the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea.
Examples
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders initiatives Qantas, through its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programme, has some links with the Aboriginal Australian community.
According to the Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Status in Western Australia, the death rate for Indigenous people in Western Australia was 2.1 times higher than non-Indigenous people between 2015 and 2017.
Days later on 14 January, the Torres Strait Islander boy died from sepsis – a fatal reaction to a bacterial infection that is known to occur in remote tropical north Australia.
Community impact manager at Aussie Broadband, Caroline Kennon said this was a time to reflect and to show support for our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
“Governments need to recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are particularly at risk of losing their lives when they go into detention.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the original or first Australians.