The Yolngu people of Yirrkala, the largest Aboriginal town in north east Arnhem Land, have always had an ambivalent experience with missionaries. Then again, it was the missionaries—or at least a bunch of lay workers from the south Pacific—that brought in kava.
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WHO says kava is safe, Australia bans it
South Pacific producers of kava were delighted this week at the publication of a World Health Organisation report declaring kava to be a safe product although one that should be available on prescriptions and not over the counter in an attempt to better monitor its use and put in place some sort of control.
