…and one to go.

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You have to hand it to Julia, she doesn’t muck around. Did this cartoon for last weekend and she’s now up to number three.
Disclaimer: as it is now politically incorrect to be politically correct, I’m not sure whether “xenophobe” is okay or not, but if it isn’t, let’s just put it down to speaking my mind and move on, eh? Anyway, you can’t appease all of the people all of the time…

Note: the original for this one has been bought, so if you want it, you’re too late. Prints available as usual.

The Weekend Australian 3-4 July 2010

somebody’s got to do it

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The Australian June 4 2010

This cartoon accompanied a story about a record minimum wage increase of $26 a week (after a slightly less generous $0 per week last year) to the predictable chorus of “we’ll all be rooned” from the usual suspects.

Now as the reintroduction of slavery seems off the table at least until the Coalition gets back in, I’m sure there are strong economic arguments for not paying the poor bastards any more money. However, as the people making these arguments are probably earning more than $26 in the 5 or so minutes it takes for them to make the argument, it feels a little bit like there’s some sort of double standard at play, damn my bleeding heart.

Anyway, the cartoon was a bit wordy for a pocket, but it made me happy, so there.

Thou shalt not raid aid ships in international waters and expect people to believe the other guys started it

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The Hobart Mercury 2/6/2010

It turns out that the Israeli commandos had just popped in to play a quiet game of shuffleboard, then one of the passengers looked at them funny, and, well, what happens on the cruise stays on the cruise…