Plibersek feels the heat on Greens deal
Original post 3 December 2024Updated 13 April 2025 Prasinophobia is an intense and irrational fear of the colour green. One notable sufferer of this phobia is Anthony Albanese, whose symptoms…
RIP the Australian ‘fair go’
A bedtime story: Once upon a time, Australia was called the ‘land of the fair go’, and its people were proud of this national badge of honour. The ‘fair go’…
The heresy of DIY heaven
These huge green edifices have permeated the Australian suburban landscape as if cathedrals of a new-found religion. Sunday mornings at traditional Christian churches with steeples that once dominated the skyline,…
… not very much at all really
He is the most powerful person in Australia. He is the symbolic ‘average viewer’ who influences television news content, which in turn affects polling, which in turn drives government policy,…
Window sill interview on the environment
The 2025 election is looming, and you have not delivered on key environmental promises from the last election. That’s right. In fact, we have gone backwards on climate. Labor has…
Elder abuse – Worrying new statistics
If you think this illustration is over the top, read on to see why it is not: The Australian Human Rights Commission is concerned about statistics released in June 2024…
Hot planet – Carbonated
In creating this illustration, I chose Coca Cola as the most definitive symbol of the consumerist age. I am not suggesting that the carbonated drink is causing the ruination of…
On hold! That familiar phone fury
” Haven’t you been listening? I’ve told you 15 times, ‘We will be with you as soon as possible’, you numbskull.Your call is important to us, just like the thousands…
Petrol prices – True sentiments
Wife: Darling, please stop swearing and cursing petrol companies when the kids are in the car. They’ll think they are growing up in a world dominated by opportunistic corporate greed.…
Qantasy Land
This is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard this flight of fantasy – the one you booked but didn’t exist. You’ve been ripped off! Today, we’re doing a consolation tour of…
Orangutan – Palm oil is the problem
The dinner party hostess offers nibblies to a male guest – Guest: I checked your kitchen earlier and I am not impressed. Hostess: How dare you! Guest: You should be…