Have Murray Islanders had a disproportionate influence on post-European developments in
Torres Strait? What about Badu? Have one or the other or both overshadowed the other Strait
communities? Follow up on Beckett’s (1987) insights in Torres Strait Islanders and Sharp’s (1993)
observations in Stars of Tagai to describe and analytically assess the nature of sociopolitical diversity
across the Strait and its impact on the development of the current political situation in the region.
Osborne’s (2009) Throwing off the Cloak and Part Three of Nakata (2007) Disciplining the Savages,
Savaging the Disciplines, will also be very useful to you. For other sources/references please use academic journals/books
