er ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁which ▁incorpor ated ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁discussed ▁at ▁the ▁conference . ▁A ▁key ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁act ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁people ▁from ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁Two , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ▁rec ru ited ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁men ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁En list ed ▁men ▁from ▁Sa ib ai ▁and ▁other ▁island ▁communities ▁formed ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Light ▁Infantry . ▁While ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁were ▁respect ed ▁as ▁soldiers , ▁they ▁only ▁received ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁pay ▁given ▁to ▁white ▁Australian ▁serv ic emen . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁went ▁on ▁strike ▁calling ▁for ▁equal ▁pay ▁and ▁equal ▁rights . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Government ▁agreed ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁pay ▁to ▁two ▁third s ▁the ▁level ▁received ▁by ▁white ▁serv ic emen . ▁Full ▁back ▁pay ▁was ▁offered ▁in ▁compens ation ▁to ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁serv ic emen ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁Two , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁introduced ▁measures ▁to ▁compens ate ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers ▁for ▁their ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁and ▁to ▁populate ▁the ▁north ▁as ▁a ▁defence ▁against ▁foreign ▁invasion . ▁After ▁the ▁war ,