There's a renewed push for autonomy in the Torres Strait.
The plan - which already has in- principle backing from the Federal and Queensland governments - would see the area become a territory - similar to the ACT.
The area consits of of 40,000 square kilometres of sea, almost 300 islands, and 8,500 people on Australia's only international border, with PNG.
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Calls for home rule have been on the agenda since the early 20th century, but there's a renewed push for increased independence from Queensland.
"We need to be in the driver's seat with our own destiny, we need to be the decision makers of our own destiny", Mayor Fred Gela says.
But autonomy means different things to different people.
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