Australia and Timor -- WW2
How do people interact in an occupation situation?

Discussion Points

Read the eyewitness accounts, and discuss:

• Why were the Australians generally liked?

• How did the Australians treat the Timorese? Why?

• How did the Japanese treat the Timorese? Why?

• What sort of support did the Timorese provide the Australian troops?

• What was the nature of the warfare on the island?

• What were the impacts on the Timorese people?

• Do you think it could be said that Australia owed a moral debt to the East Timorese people at the end of the war?

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