Vegemite being used to make homemade alcohol in dry communities: reports

English: Vegemite and Cheesymite products from...

English: Vegemite and Cheesymite products from Australia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an amazingly story reported by the Sydney Morning Herald. Check it out!

via Vegemite being used to make homemade alcohol in dry communities: reports.

Although the article is broadly politically neutral, the last sentence is politically loaded. Let me quote:  ‘The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council has been contacted for comment’.

Of course, home-made alcohol is is major health and social problem in many parts of the world, including modern China.

Thoughts?