Media Release: Torres Strait leaders welcome Operation BROADSTAFF
Published on 10 February 2026
In a joint statement, Mayor Mosby (Torres Strait Island Regional Council – TSIRC), Mayor Seriat, OAM (Torres Shire Council – TSC), Mayor Poi Poi (Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council – NPARC), Chair David (Gudang/Baiyangu/Kaurareg – GBK) and Chair Nona (Torres Strait Regional Authority – TSRA) said the operation is a necessary step – but warned the Commonwealth must stop relying on reactive re