Fearful of losing their homelands, islands are taking Australia to court over climate

Torres Strait communities have filed a class action, arguing Australia must cut emissions by 74% by 2030 to save the islands from sea level incursion and inhabitability

This island is me, and I am this island," Wadhuam Pabai Pabai says of the homeland he's known all his life.

I can't imagine being forced to leave Boigu ... there are 65,000 years of wealth and experience here," the father of seven says. Losing Boigu, his home in the Torres Strait, will mean losing all of it.