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The Queensland government will fund $64 million in freight subsidies to curb soaring food and transport prices in the Torres Strait Islands, Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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Torres Strait Islanders say foreign fishing vessels are plundering their waters in unprecedented numbers, further threatening their traditional way of life.
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COVID-19 vaccination rates are perilously low among indigenous Queenslanders, triggering concerns a big Delta variant outbreak in the Sunshine State may cause widespread severe illness in First Nations’ communities with high rates of chronic disease.
All but two of the 21 crew members on a Filipino ship in the Torres Strait, and sailing for Queensland, have been found to have COVID-19, prompting a massive effort to get them to Brisbane hospitals.
The threat of COVID-19 spreading from Papua New Guinea meant people in the Torres Strait were among the first Queenslanders to be vaccinated. But it hasn’t been easy.
A high-tech freezer, capable of storing the Pfizer vaccine for Torres Strait communities, will arrive on Thursday Island within days.
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