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Michael Leunig: The closest thing Australian cartooning had to a prophet

Richard Scully, University of New England; Robert Phiddian, Flinders University, and Stephanie Brookes, Monash University Michael Leunig – who died in the early hours of Thursday December 19, surrounded by “his children, loved ones, and sunflowers” – was the closest… Continue Reading →

How Australian cartoonist Bruce Petty documented the Vietnam War

Robert Phiddian, Flinders University After seven decades as a visual satirist provoking Australia as it is and might be, Bruce Petty passed away at 93 on April 6 this year. His career as a political cartoonist started with a trip… Continue Reading →

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