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1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Carli Willis

   Young people in the Torres Strait say culture is the answer to tackling high smoking rates in their communities (opens the original)

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   Mob in Zenadth Kes – Torres Strait – are calling for a smoke-free generation and taking a stand on high smoking rates in their region. Grounded in Country and culture, the messaging is being created in traditional languages and reggae music, while community events are bringing fun and unity to a serious endeavour. Tom Calma AO spearheaded the national Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) Campaign when he was Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner in 2010. Since then, he s

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2. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Carli Willis

   ‘Me versus me’: fitness trend in the Torres Strait is preserving health for future generations (opens the original)

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   Mob in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) are pushing boundaries and breaking barriers to achieve health and fitness goals in their remote island communities. On Waiben Thursday Island, proud Kulkalgal nation woman Tari Sagigi, a self-taught fitness guru, recently held the island's first ever Hyrox-style fitness competition, 'Sweatin' on the Rock'. She says she’s doing it for future generations. “Fitness means that we're able to keep going regardless of injuries, regardless of age, regardless of how he

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