Marta Balan

Excellent! 👏

Single frame. Barnaby exiting a room from which a leg kicks, a hand flipping the bird, another throwing a tomato, an akubra hat and a beetroot flying, and “BUGGER OFF!” and “GOOD RIDDANCE!” Barnaby in melodramatic pose looking back says “Don’t try to beg me - I’ve made up my mind.” In front of him, Pauline Hanson in burqa (dress, legs and high heels showing) arms outstretched, saying “COME TO MAMA!” - eclipsed by Gina Rinehart behind her, long white dress, same pose also saying “COME TO MAMA!”

Barnaby out.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

#BlackFriday and the rest.

barnaby

Single frame. Street scene. Two Aussie white males departing the scene on the left. Young female passer-by on right. Centre, woman in burka crying, with young child cuddling her. Another woman in casual clothes attending to her, says, “Are you OK?” Woman in burka says “They called me Pauline!”

Insult to injury.
My @smh cartoon.

Single frame. Title: ‘“Both sides” of the “debate”’. Left: bald man in grey strip suit and tie at lectern labelled “PRO-UNFETTERED FREEDOM TO MAKE A PROFIT FROM EARTH’S RESOURCES”. Right: woman in green blazer at lectern labelled “PRO-LONG TERM SURVIVAL OF LIFE ON EARTH”.

The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Image of James Packer talking into a podcast microphone. Headline: "Billionaire who preys on gambling addicts tells heartbreaking story of having to follow the law"

"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...

excuse me..

Single frame. Cruise liner coming towards us named NEOLIBERAL CRUISES. Person overboard waving on left shouts “HELP!” Others in background going under. On ship, one fellow in suit says “Sorry, you’ll need to upgrade your software.” Another such says “Or, we can sell you a new phone.” Third person at bow enjoying the view.

Good luck!
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers.
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters

deathbed

The Coalition meet to finalise their official climate policy. Today’s Age cartoon

Liberals landing on Net Zero. The Age

I would think removing a target represents not knowing where you’re going.
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters

“No net zero by 2050 shall pass…”
The Age

electable
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adjective
(of a politician or party) having the qualities which make election likely or plausible.

Liberal Transitioning

Title “Main players in the Liberal Party room net zero meeting.” Subtitles: top left “The moderates” showing Jane Hume, Julian Leeser, Tim Wilson, ? , Melissa Price, Ann Ruston, Andrew Bragg. Centre: “The Leader” Sussan Ley. “The conservative rump” includes James Paterson, ?, Andrew Hastié, ?, Angus Taylor, ?, Sarah Henderson, Dan Tehan, Ted O’Brien, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. Bottom left: “The mining lobby” including rural type in Akubra, business type, Gina Rinehart, type in sunglasses holding cash, anonymous type on phone… Bottom right: “The Advance/Atlas/IPA propaganda units” showing Advance boss, faceless operator, Sky News numpty, glamorous influencer, sponsored nuclear whizz-kid

Who’s in the room?
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan Evidence for a new independent lifestyle factor linked to healthy aging

The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...

Sussan Ley’ss frontbench.

Moderate Liberals breeding program.
The Age

Political lost property, The Age

Single frame. Murray Watt and Albo looking at papers with headlines “LIBS MAY DROP NET ZERO” and “LEY’s LEADERSHIP IN PERIL” Noticeboard behind them: “Environmental…#Weaken EPA ✔️#Never look a gift horse…”Approve new coal projects ✔️ #Approve North West Shelf ✔️ #Weaken Tas Salmon…” Murray Watt says, “They make us look like we’re serious about climate action!” Albo says, “Never look a gift horse…”

Gift horse.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Single frame. Left side: Storm clouds, lightening, house on fire among trees also burning, “HELP” coming from house. To the right, David Littleproud, behind him a huge wave. He says: “No point in us doing anything until the rest of the world is on board.”

No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

half mine

zeronet #afr

OMG, the Nationals' stance on renewable energy makes them a laughing stock.
That's if you get your laughs from an idiotic cult of climate deniers, fools and grifters.
Like the Ouroboros... the mythical snake that eats itself in a death spiral.

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They deserve each other 🤮