Social and political feature and
pocket cartoons with a slightly black and esoteric
flavour. They are drawn on Australian and world issues but from an
Australian perspective. This page is normally updated at least twice weekly.
Last updated on Tuesday 12th November 2019
2019-432
Fighting global warming enhanced bushfires.
The Federal government’s failure to acknowledge global warming is increasing the severity and frequency of bushfires.
2019-394
Accidental wage theft.
On the high incidence of wage theft, many of the perpetrators when caught have claimed that it was “accidental".
2019-423
Single use plastic bags.
Drawn in response to opposition to the introduction of a ban on single use plastic bans on the grounds that we can’t live without them.
2019-420P
Cutting green tape.
On federal environment minister Sussan Ley’s vow to reduce “green tape” in order to fast track development projects.
2019-416P
Demand for water.
Went with article on local water storage dams in regional Victoria having more water in them than this time last year.
2019-411
The latest on political sensorship.
On newspapers across the country today (21st October) covering up their front pages with blacked-out stories to draw attention to laws eroding media freedom in Australia.
2019-410P
Realistic golf simulator.
Went with article on the rise in the number of golf simulation driving ranges
2019-407P
Fire season fuel
reduction reminder.
Went with article on the need to prepare for the fire season.
2019-406 government anti corruption gorilla.
Originally drawn in response to a failure by the City of Ballarat to recognise the corrupt activities of one of their senior staff I modified this cartoon to reflect broader corruption problems amongst governments.
2019-400P Watering the stock in the future.
Went with article on mineral water companies buying up groundwater rights at the expense of farmers.
2019-399P News we do not see.
Drawn in rewsponse to regional statistics showing that crime is falling while the fear of crime is on the rise.
2019-396P Meant to be Leviticus.
Went with article on a big rise in the number of institutional child sex abuse victims suing the Catholic church.
2019-386 The good and the bad news.
The Federal government's fixation with achieving a budget surplus at the expense of the county's infrastructure.
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