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{{Short description|Islet in Queensland, Australia}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2014}}
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{{Infobox islands
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== Geography ==
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It is in the Vigilant Channel.<ref name="globe" /> Situated on a [[coral]] cay, Sue Island has an abundance of traditional foods such as [[Wongi|wongai]] and [[Coconut|coconuts]]. Fish, [[turtle]]s and [[dugong]] inhabit the warm waters and coral reefs surrounding the island.
The island is threatened by [[sea level rise|rising sea levels]], and coastal defences have been built on many of the beaches on the island. The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) has predicted that by 2100, tides will rise by 30–110cm, depending on the timing and level of cuts to [[carbon emissions]].<ref>{{cite web |website =The Guardian |title ='It’s our right to be here': the Torres Strait Islanders fighting to save their homes from a rising sea |url =https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/01/its-our-right-to-be-here-the-torres-strait-islanders-fighting-to-save-their-homes-from-a-rising-sea |date =1 March 2020 |access-date =1 March 2020 |first =Jack |last =Banister |archive-date =22 December 2020 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20201222084608/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/01/its-our-right-to-be-here-the-torres-strait-islanders-fighting-to-save-their-homes-from-a-rising-sea |url-status =live }}</ref>
== History ==
Warraber Island State School was opened on 29 January 1985.
==People==
The people of Sue Island are part of the Kulkalaig, of the Central Islands of Torres Strait, including Nagi. Specifically, the Nagilgal and of Waraberalgal are the same people. Life on the island remains very traditional and includes hunting, dancing, and ''thayilai'' (feasts); vital components of contemporary life.{{cn|date=April 2021}}
==Language==
The day-to-day language of Warraber is
Kulkalagau Ya phrases:{{cn|date=April 2021}}
==Religion==
Many Sue Islanders still retain strong links to their traditional religion,
On 1 July every year the residents of Sue Island observe the "[[Coming of the Light]]". On this date in 1871, a Christian reverend named Samuel MacFarlane of the [[London Missionary Society]]
== Education ==
Warraber Island Campus is a primary (Early Childhood - Grade 6) campus of Tagai State College ({{coord|-10.2063|142.8279|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Tagai State College - Warraber Island Campus}}).<ref name=SchoolList2018>{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|date=9 July 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tagaisc.eq.edu.au|title=Tagai State College - Warraber Island Campus|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-date=30 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830205025/http://tagaisc.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Facilities ==
Warraber Island has an Indigenous Knowledge Centre operated by the [[Torres Strait Island Regional Council]]. It functions as a library and a [[Visitor center|visitor centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/torres_strait/warraber-indigenous-knowledge-centre| title=Warraber
==Navigation==
This island houses new ship tracking and communications technologies ([[Automatic Identification System]]s) and ship polling via the [[INMARSAT]] C satellite system.{{cn|date=April 2021}}
==See also==
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