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title: 'The Common Struggle: Australia Propaganda Poster'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/the-common-struggle-australia-1966/
description: An English-language sheet numbered '5' headed 'AUSTRALIA' quotes Minister for External Affairs Paul Hasluck asking whether 'we can stand by and watch still
section: Collection
---

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# The Common Struggle: Australia Propaganda Poster

An English-language sheet numbered '5' headed 'AUSTRALIA' quotes Minister for External Affairs Paul Hasluck asking whether 'we can stand by and watch still another country brought under communist domination by force'. Photographs show an Australian airman in a bush hat, Australian troops landing by helicopter in War Zone D, and an Australian adviser with Vietnamese artillerymen. A named minister's quotation and the photographs present Australia's participation as one member of a multinational effort.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
5

AUSTRALIA

"What we have to ask ourselves is whether we can stand by and watch still another country brought under communist domination by force against its will by a minority supported from an external communist center of power."
— Minister for External Affairs
Paul HASLUCK

Australian troops land by helicopter and seek the enemy in former communist stronghold in War Zone D.

Australian adviser aids Vietnamese artillery.
```

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