In the bush with Norforce

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"What makes the regiment unusual is that about two-thirds of its 600 soldiers are Aborigines, a stark contrast to the regular Australian army, which has very few indigenous troops."

I worry about the effects on the survival of Aboriginal languages--army recruitment is the enemy of minority languages almost everywhere--but, really, anything that teaches members of the majority respect for the knowledge and experience of their "primitive" neighbours--diminishing Aboriginal poverty and lawlessness in the process--is to be encouraged. Besides, better Yirrkala than Karbala, eh?