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Author
Australian Government: Australian War Memorial
Title
I got two years for not being a traitor like Geoff Mullen
Description of Work
Accessed online on 22 January 2024
Imprint
2024
Url
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C98637
Abstract

Catalogue entry for a poster stored at the Australian War Memorial. The entry refers to the imprisonment in 1971 of draft resisters Geoff Mullen and Mike Matteson and their role in ending conscription:

"Their going to jail made conscription an election issue in 1972 and ultimately forced its withdrawal from use by the new Labor government."