ðə bˈædʌlɡəl pˈiːpəlz ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp ʌv bˈɑːduː ænd sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ˈaɪləndz ɪnðə tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt wʌz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɪn ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv tˈaɪɾəl dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ˌɔn wˈʌn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, wˌɛn ðə kwˈiːnslənd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hˈændᵻd ˌoʊvɚ tə ðə bˈædhʌlɡəl tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl ˈoʊnɚz fɹˈiːhoʊld tˈaɪɾəl tʊ ʌv lˈænd.
The Badulgal people's ownership of Badu and surrounding islands in the Torres Strait was recognised in a native title determination on 1 February 2014, when the Queensland Government handed over to the Badhulgal traditional owners freehold title to  of land.