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2019-279P Road safety conference.
Went with article on the rising number of road accidents attributed to driver distraction, mostly due to people using mobile phones while driving.
2019-278P Vitruvian man, modern Vitruvian child.
Went with article on a survey that showed that Australian children are eating a lot of snack food in between meals which is part of the reason why obesity amongst children is rising.
2019-276P There goes plastic free July!
Went with article about the plastic free July campaign that urges people to give up the use of single use plastic during the month of July.
2019-275P Fifty years since little Timmy walked on the television.
Went with article on the fiftieth anniversary of the first man to walk on the moon.
2019-270P Single use plastic bottles not single.
Went with article about a call to ban single use plastic drink bottles.
2019-269P Diet options in some suburbs.
Went with article about the concentration of fast food outlets in poorer suburbs and the lack of healthy food alternatives.
2019-264P kids flocking to basketball.
Went with article about the big rise in the number of teenagers playing basketball. The cartoon segues into problem of the high concussion rate amongst football players.
2019-261P Waiter there is a fly in my soup.
For article on the rise in the number of restaurants underpaying their staff.
2019-255P Graduation podium steps.
Went with article on too many people doing university courses, many of which offer limited employment prospects.
2019-250 Our expanding world.
The expansion of the size of TVs seemingly in tandem with the expansion of bodies.
2019-248 Plastic recycling numbers.
On a study claiming people could be ingesting as much as a teaspoon of micro plastic every week.
2019-245 Three percent minimum wage minus the penalty rates cut.
On the rise in the minimum wage coinciding with the cuts to penalty rates.