Ironically it was a third party - aboriginal rangers - that recognised their people would (as usual) be the ones that suffered and negotiated for nesting reserves and then supervised early teamwork efforts such as the Carting Contracts during WW2.

These days we have chicks studying in the cities and most Australian primary (grade) school children do a project on the war and how it affected families on both sides. Out in the bush, at mine sites, running along fences etc the guys all just get along and have a beer together after work and the older guys and older emu's come down hard on trouble makers because of how much it costs them if work stops.

I know a guy who got the sack for making a machine gun gesture at two emus that were just chilling at their nest. And the police arrest immature emus for 'hissing and kicking' all the time. H&K can result in zoo time. If they get parole and snatch a single sandwich - even if a kookaburra already grabbed a sausage - they go straight back in.

The Australian environment is just too tough a place for any energy to be wasted being a dickhead so we must own the past, but respect one another now and never stop working together for our children and chicks and their children and chicks.