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?