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’…
In the national interest
Peter Dutton must have felt smugly euphoric as 2024 drew to a close. After all, the Liberal leader had completed another successful year of his well-publicised racial vilification of minority…
… 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…
Dutton’s nuclear bombshell
Peter Dutton calls a media briefing. No video or audio allowed – only written notes: I am here to declare that my much-touted nuclear energy policy is a contrived load…
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…
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.…
Sexism – Ocker style
All too often, women who are only even slightly overweight, are out-and-out rejects in the eyes of sexist ockers who dismally fail the same test. The hypocrisy is breathtaking, but…
48.8% is the statistic for corrupt politicians
In a recent Australian National University (ANU) study into democracy in Australia, 48.8% of respondents agreed that politicians are corrupt. Certain unwise parliamentarians are attempting to debunk the figure, and…
Plibersek feels the heat on Greens deal
Prasinophobia is an intense and irrational fear of the colour green. One notable sufferer of this phobia is Anthony Albanese, whose symptoms manifest in applying extreme heat to anybody showing…
The wolf whistle is a curious thing
These days, it’s politically incorrect, but is it sexual harassment? While female reactions to the problematic wolf whistle vary, it is usually interpreted as having sexual connotations and can be…