Box 21 |
1665 |
The Labor Party position |
2002 |
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Simon Crean with one foot on shore and the other in the boat for asylum seekers pronouncing the Labor Party in opposition's position on boat people |
Pencil and ink |
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1666 |
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approximately August 2006 |
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Tony Abbott and John Howard stading outside an Embryonic Ste Cell Research laboratory with Abbott saying `Good God! They're developing a conscience vote' |
Pencil and ink |
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1667 |
World Cup 2014 |
2014 |
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John Howard bouncing a soccer ball on his head says to Peter Costello who is carrying a bucket of oranges, `I suppose they'd want the Prime Minister to officially open it wouldn't they? with Costello's thought bubble response of `Here we go' |
Watercolour and ink |
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1668 |
The PM's XI |
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Peter Costello with the drinks' trolley is surrounded by lots of men all John Howards on and off the cricket pitch, and one says to him `chin up Peter. Your time will come during the drinks break ' |
Pencil and ink |
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1669 |
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approximately 2006 |
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John Howard, PM at his desk reading papers headed Succession and 4 Year Term etc with Peter Costello behind him holding a cattle prod and a can of capsicum spray. Howard says `I mean really what situation could possibly warrant the use of cattle prods' |
Pencil and ink |
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1670 |
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A terrorist with a sword attacking the Statue of Liberty |
Pencil and ink |
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1671 |
Manuka |
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A cricket match on Manuka oval with John Howard and Peter Costello batting. They are waiting for the bowler, Kim Beazley who is sitting among the crowd and eating a large slice of cake. The man beside him says "I know batsmen generally get themselves out but you're still meant to be bowling..." |
Pencil and ink |
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1672 |
Tax renovations |
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It is budget time and Peter Costello says to John Howard "The contractor said it was good feng shui :" |
Pencil and ink |
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1673 |
The light on the hill |
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Simon Crean at the ALP summit with his backside on fire holding a canister labelled "ALP 60 parts union, 40 parts ethanol" |
Pencil and ink |
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1674 |
Enough Rope Monday's on ABC |
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John Howard riding his wooden horse having lassooed the ABC |
Watercolour and ink |
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1675 |
Leadership |
approximately 2006 |
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Peter Costello responding to media questions `No comment' |
Pencil and ink |
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1676 |
Selling policy |
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Simon Crean is selling a convertible car Listing all its features and then when the top comes down there is a naked Kim Beazley holding a paper re Private health insurance rebate and Simon says "He's optional" |
Pencil and ink |
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1677 |
Up that creek without a fully costed plan |
2007 |
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John Howard in a boat labelled Murray-Darling Boat Hire. Prime Minister John Howard has announced a $10 billion national water management plan that includes a Commonwealth takeover of Australia's biggest river system. |
Pencil and ink |
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1678 |
Life under Labor |
2006 |
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Kim Beazley is being carried by a wobbly John Howard towards the finish line with Beazley saying `Come on we're nearly there' |
Pencil and ink |
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1679 |
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approximately 1998 |
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Peter Costello holding a copy of the National Accounts with growth of farm and non-farm stocks causing him to think `It's just good to be alive' |
Pencil and ink |
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1680 |
Poll dancers Pt II |
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A bar with John Howard and Peter Costello poll dancing with a group of men watching, one calling `Show us yer policies' |
Pencil and ink |
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1681 |
Walking the ministerial guideline |
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Wilson Tuckey renowned for ministerial walkouts and being barred from the House walks from his ministerial car |
Pencil and ink |
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1682 |
Free to air |
approximately Septtember 2006 |
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Helen Coonan announcing she was allowing the free-to-air networks to bid for the new mobile digital licences much to the disgust of Fairfax Chairman Ron Walker |
Pencil and ink |
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1683 |
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approximately 2000 |
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John Howard and Richard Alston staring into the sky with Howard saying `Do you believe in USOs, Richard? while Alston is reading an article in the paper headed Universal service obligations. The government is attempting to sell off Telstra. |
Pencil and ink |
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1684 |
All reforms big and small |
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John Howard with his arm inside the back end of an EU cow thinking `There must be something in it for Australia' |
Pencil and ink |
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1685 |
Behind every great women |
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Pauline Hanson strutting across the stage holding an application for stress leave with John Howard behind her |
Watercolour and ink |
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1686 |
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A cricket match in John Howard's office between him and Kim Beazley with John declaring all the rules but Kim asking 1What about the GST? and John saying `OK but this is the last time' |
Pencil and ink |
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1687 |
Somewhere in the Thredbo |
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Peter Costello lying on a bear skin in front of a fire drinking a bottle of GST with a wine rack of bottles of surplus behind him with Kim Beazley watching from outside as he says to a couple reading a paper on tax cuts, `But enough about you let's talk about GST' |
Pencil and ink |
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1688 |
On DOFA Airlines |
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John Howard on a Department of Foreign Affairs plane with the air hostess offering all kinds of drinks `or I could rustle up a travel claim form if I've got time' |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1689 |
Policy |
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Kim Beakley locked up in chains lying on the floor holding a scare campaign document with a mangy dog labelled GST on top of him asking 1So where to now? to which he replies 1I thought London might be nice' |
Pencil and ink |
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1690 |
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September 2002 |
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John Howard bowling a cricket ball labelled sanctions at Robert Mugabe after he was thwarted from removing Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth |
Pencil and ink |
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1691 |
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Dick Cheney surrounded by spent bullets which had been aimed at wiping out Osama Bin Laden who comes out of one of the holes with a TNT carrot in his hand saying "What's up Dick"? |
Pencil and ink |
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1692 |
A severe case of Castro |
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Fidel Castro lying in bed says to the doctor"Tell them I am strongtell them I expect to be around for at least 2 or 3" to which the doctor asks `Months? Years? the answer `presidents You fool' |
Watercolour and ink |
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1693 |
WMD |
approximately 2004 |
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Dr John Gee, expert in weapons of mass destruction warned the government there was no evidence of these in Iraq before Australia sent troops but his warning was ignored. Here he puts his report in the In tray. |
Pencil and ink |
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1694 |
The Mexican standoff |
approximately September 2005 |
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John Howard and Sol Trujillo both firing T3 pistols at each other with the shareholder caught in the middle |
Pencil and ink |
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1695 |
Somewhere on the Eyre Highway |
approximately 2006 |
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Peter Costello pushing his brokendown car called economay while on the radio it is announced "in other news the RBA has kept rates on hold" to which he thinks, hoo-ray |
Pencil and ink |
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1696 |
On the table |
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John Howard lying on a bed of nails representing the non-proliferation treaty, reading about uranium exports |
Pencil and ink |
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1697 |
Of course there are those who would welcome any kind of interest at all |
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John Howard and Peter Costello surrounded by the media where in the foreground Kim Beazley throws his arms up shouting "Yoo-hoo" in the hope that someone will notice him |
Pencil and ink |
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1698 |
The new boy |
2006 |
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Glenn Stevens waiting to see the Prime Minister, John Howard, while a disgruntled Peter Costello mumbles"it won't take long to see how things are run round herejust a year or two, three maybe, could be longer, who knows? Any way" |
Pencil and ink |
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1699 |
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2006 |
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John Howard talking to Mark Vaile regarding his successful acquisition of a wheat deal with Iraq, quietly expecting some kick back |
Pencil and ink |
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1700 |
Merger |
May 2006 |
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The only way they could see to tackle Peter Beattie's huge majority was to take up Lawrence Springborg's suggestion of a merger of the Queensland Nationals with the Liberals. Here John Howard is riding the Queensland Nationals horse with the head of Mark Vaile saying, Giddyup |
Pencil and ink |
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1701 |
Dili dally |
May 2006 |
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Federal Defence Minister Brendan Nelson was responsible for deploying 1300 troops to East Timor. Here he wonders whether we could lose 1300 troops |
Pencil and ink |
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1702 |
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2006 |
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Mark Vaile is a scarecrow in an empty wheat field with the wheat deal fluttering in the breeze and the birds laughing as they fly away |
Pencil and ink |
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1703 |
Stitched up |
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Kim Beazley lying on the ground completely tied down with rope and nails while John Howard walks all over him |
Pencil and ink |
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1704 |
The further adventures of chicken man |
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Peter Costello is the chicken and John Howard to egg in an eggcup with a spoon beside it. I said I'm not hungry says Costello |
Watercolour and ink |
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1705 |
Not drowning waving |
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Peter Costello is in a sea of money holding aloft a flag called tax cuts, while John Howard is the sun hiding behind some clouds |
Pencil and ink |
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1706 |
Collateral damage |
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Kim Beazley, holding the ALP policy covering dental, health, families et, is trapped under a mountain of missiles, one being ridden by John Howard |
Pencil and ink |
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1707 |
The further adventures of SuperMark |
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Mark Vaile with his superman cloak and nothing else flies through the air holding a paper `democracy in the raw PT II' with John Howard looking on |
Pencil and ink |
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1708 |
The fence sitter |
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Simon Crean sitting on a barbed wire fence with onlookers reaching out to him |
Pencil and ink |
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1709 |
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April 2006 |
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Mark Vaile arriving at the Cole Inquiry regarding the AWB's wheat contracts with Iraq with John Howard hiding inside his raincoat |
Pencil and ink |
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1710 |
Cabinet |
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Tony Abbott, Brendan Nelson, Alexander Downer and John Howard sporting a long rat's tail are meeting in the Cabinet room when Peter Costello walks in saying, I take it that you're glad to see me |
Pencil and ink |
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1711 |
The further adventures of the two dingos |
March 2006 |
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In answer to the Indonesian Jakarta Post cartoon of John Howard and Alexander Downer depicted as dingoes after granting visas to 42 Papuans, here 2 dingoes talk one saying `Being accused of taking a baby was bad enough but 42 Papuans' I mean really and the other replies `And I look nothing like Alexander Downer'. |
Pencil and ink |
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1712 |
Cole Q&A |
April 2006 |
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Mark Vaile and Alexander Downer answering an examination paper at the Cole Inquiry. Mark asks"You got the answers!!?" to which Alexander replies "No just more questions.." |
Pencil and ink |
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1713 |
The new Paternalism |
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Tony Abbott the boxer waving his gloved hands saying, Come to Daddy |
Pencil and ink |
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1714 |
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A two-headed man - the head of John Howard says "I'm not going anywhere" and the head of Peter Costello replies, without me |
Pencil and ink |
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1715 |
Red carpet treatment |
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Australian Financial Review |
At the airport terminal outside arrivals, John Howard is tightly wrapped in a very long red carpet |
Watercolour and ink |
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1716 |
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1995 |
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Jacques Chirac acknowledging France's complicity in sending Jews to the concentration camps o alternatively when he honoured the village that saved the Jews from the Nazis |
Pencil and ink |
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1717 |
House of Reform TATTOO |
1998 |
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A tattoo parlour occupied by a number of people involved in the waterfront dispute - Peter Reith and Chris Corrigan being heavily tattooed while John Howard and Peter Costello sit by to lend moral support |
Pencil and ink |
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1718 |
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2003 |
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Politicians in the water with Simon Crean holding John Howard standing on Tony Abbott's head disputing Howard's stand on ethanol saying "Got him right where I want him" with Iron Bar Tuckey drowning in the background. |
Pencil and ink |
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1719 |
Flogging a dead horse |
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John Howard and Peter Costello riding a horse with Simon Crean whipping himself as he is chasing them on foot with Kim Beazley watching |
Pencil and ink |
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1720 |
Patience grasshopper, the obstacles are many |
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These words spoken by Goh Chok Tong to Paul Keating seated around an ASEAN cauldron with Mahathir Mohamad refusing to participate and John Howard looking on anxiously |
Pencil and ink |
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1721 |
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approximately November 2000 |
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John Howard and Goh Chok Tong negotiating for a Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Singapore with Goh telling Howard to read the terms and conditions and then signand you're good to go |
Pencil and ink |
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1722 |
The Beasley syndrome |
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Kim Beazley encased in a space suit and helmet with a bee in the shape of John Howard buzzing him. IN 2004 Beazley suffered from Schaltenbrand's syndrome which is results from a fluid leak in the brain |
Pencil and ink |
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1723 |
The love that dared to speak its name |
approximately 2001 |
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Kim Beazley hand in hand with the unions skipping together with John Howard looking on saying, They'll surely burn in hell |
Watercolour and ink |
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1724 |
IR again |
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Greg Combet tied up withhis Workplace Relations Bill Unedited also tied with him while John Howard and Kevin Andrews stand beside him with Andrews saying, That should keep you tied up for a while |
Pencil and ink |
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1725 |
Big Brother |
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Philip Ruddock holding a document headed Classification Review Board saying, I'm watching you watching me watching you |
Pencil and ink |
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1726 |
Inflation |
2005 |
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john Howard holding an inflated Peter Costello floating in the air while Ian Macfarlane Governor of the Reserve Bank holds a ladder with the rungs reading, regarding interest rates |
Pencil and ink |
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1727 |
Meanwhile at Coles |
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A checkout at a Coles supermarket with the cashier holding up the CEO John Fletcher and demanding `Price check on Register Five please' |
Pencil and ink |
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1728 |
Face to Faction |
2003 |
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Simon Crean and Kim Beazley vying for the leadership of the Labor Party suggesting that they sort it between themselves |
Pencil and ink |
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1729 |
Media Communications Minister |
2004? |
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Helen Coonan Communications Minister with a large cauldron marked policy, full of sports rights, foreign ownership and multi channels into which she is throwing someone labelled, diversity while Peter Costello asks `So where's my set-top box'. PBL and Newscorp are warring and cross-media rules is lying neglected on the floor. |
Pencil and ink |
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1730 |
Fresh from Andersons fertile imagination |
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Australian Financial Review |
John Anderson, Leader of the Nationals, in a barnyard where 6 women are laying eggs with the cock saying, they're cheaper by the dozen |
Pencil and ink |
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1731 |
The shadow Cabinet |
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Simon Crean contemplating his chances to get into the Lodge with his shadow cabinet following with the knives out as John Howard and Peter Costello trudge by. |
Pencil and ink |
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1732 |
Client 10 |
approximately March 2008 |
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Ben Bernanke in his office surrounded by a group of prostitutes one of who says"We were at a bit of a loose end and got to thinking who needs help with their stimulus package?" Reference to Bernanke lending a selected coterie of banks one-fifth of a trillion dollars to guarantee these banks' mortgage-backed junk bonds. |
Pencil and ink |
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1733 |
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Simon Crean in a hospital bed with broken bones in his right arm - unions and right leg - factions while doctors Neville Wran, what are his chances? and Bob Hawke about 60:40..) |
Pencil and ink |
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1734 |
Big Tony delivers his package |
approximately 2003 |
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Tony Abbott when Minister for Health delivering his Medicare package of "$430 million in small denominations. Count it if you like.." while John Howard wathes from inside a garbage bin |
Pencil and ink |
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1735 |
The fully equiped young lady |
approximately 2010 |
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Julia Gillard in school uniform with an enormous backpack with pockets labelled Mining Tax Policy, Asylum Seeker Policy, Climate Policy and the main area containing Kevin Rudd upside down |
Watercolour and ink |
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1736 |
Political junkie |
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Peter Costello protecting a large surplus while John Howard surrounded by discarded items such as tax, trusts, GST, fuel, poll begs "C-c-c-mon Peter, Pete, Petey Pie I n-n-need a fix |
Pencil and ink |
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1737 |
Mister 5.8% |
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Australian Financial Review |
John Howard sitting on a park bench reading the newspaper stating unemployment is 5.8% and the careers page at his feet with Simon Crean, hands in pocket with a think bubble, Very funny |
Pencil and ink |
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1738 |
Somewhere above Aceh |
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President Megawati Soekarnoputri is parachuting with a knife cutting the cords surrounded by many other parachuters with her parachute announcing REFORM |
Pencil and ink |
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1739 |
Meanwhile up the greazy pole |
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An angry crowd looks on as Simon Crean sits of the top of the greasy pole while Kim Beazley is attempting to slide up. John Howard is being lifted up by some of the audience. |
Pencil and ink |
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1740 |
Simon says |
approximately 2002 |
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Alexander Downer, a puppet on George Bush's knee talking to Simon Crean at the time of Australia's support for the USA to declare war on Iraq |
Pencil and ink |
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1741 |
$13 billion later |
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A naked man standing in a toilet bowl washing dishes, with his clothes hanging out to dry under a sign Penny Wong irrigation |
Pencil and ink |
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1742 |
Phone booth |
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John Howard answering a call in a phone booth turns to a man lying shot on the pavement with a note in his hand saying, terror threats says, it's for you |
Pencil and ink |
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1743 |
Meanwhile in the Officers' mess |
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Three officers on the HMAS Arunta, a floating home for 170 servicemen who have seen tours of duty discussing a newspaper article accusing them of navel gazing |
Pencil and ink |
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1744 |
A little bit of mongrel |
2003 |
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Simon Crean with Mark Latham on a dog lead says, He's loyal, he's house trained and if he can pick up Costello's scent we'll be fine, to which Latham responds Woof! |
Pencil and ink |
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1745 |
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2003 |
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Mark Latham driving Simon Crean over a cliff saying, I suppose there's something to be said for negative gearing" with Simon responding, If you mean putting the goddam thing in reverse. Then yeah John Howard and Peter Costello stand on the cliff edge watching |
Pencil and ink |
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1746 |
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John Howard in the driving seat of the car labelled Govt. with Peter Costello beside him saying, Speaking of public liabilities, the car a wreck with such signs as HMAS Adelaide, truth, children overboard row, et lying around them. |
Pencil and ink |
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1747 |
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approximately 2002 |
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The sale of Ansett Airlines. Lindsay Fox(?) Suggesting that if they threw in the seat covers the deal might be on. |
Pencil and ink |
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1748 |
Philip Ruddock is `The ass whisperer' |
May 2002 |
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Philip Ruddock being thrown from his horse fed court representing the Court calling the Minister to account for his comments. Looking on are Peter Costello and John Howard with Costello saying, There's a lot to be said for the separation of powers |
Pencil and ink |
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1749 |
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Two customs officers discovering a group of people on board a ship hiding in the hold. One says to the other, But I don't understand why would they smuggle themselves out of Australia? to which the other replies, You obviously haven't had to follow the GST negotiations |
Pencil and ink |
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1750 |
Stem cell research and the conscience vote |
April 2002 |
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Although John Howard has given the go ahead for stem cell research there is much opposition. Here the scientist is examining a floating Howard head saying `There's not a lot to work with' |
Pencil and ink |
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1751 |
Master & Amanda Pt II |
approximately 2006 |
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John Howard and Amanda Vanstone rowing a boat called Migration Bill and are told their time is up. Refers to Howard being forced to abandon his bill due to inability to pass it through the Senate |
Pencil and ink |
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1752 |
The hobbit lives |
2003 |
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Two professors at University of New England Mike Morwood and Peter Brown discover Homo floresiensis or the Hobbit here depicted as John Howard. |
Watercolour and ink |
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1753 |
Helen's adventure in wonderland |
2005 |
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A tea party as in Alice's with Helen Coonen as Alice having a bad dream that John Howard (presently asleep) will appoint Nic Minchin in her place with the proposed T3 sale of Telstra here represented by Sol Trujillo. |
Pencil and ink |
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1754 |
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2006 |
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Don Chipp rising from his grave with the inscription, you can keep the bastards with John Howard, Kim Beazley and other politicians at his graveside |
Pencil and ink |
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1755 |
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2006 |
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The Howards at the breakfast table reading the newspapers wondering whether it was now time for change i.e. to become Prime Minister |
Watercolour and ink |
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1756 |
Skill shortage |
2006 |
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Kim Beazley with a blowtorch intending to destroy the 2006 budget turns to Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and others asking, Anyone know how to light this |
Pencil and ink |
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1757 |
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2006 |
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ACTU secretary Greg Combet and president Sharan Burrow looking in on John Howard sleeping, his pillow labelled sackings full of victims with Combet saying, so that's how he sleeps at night |
Pencil and ink |
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1758 |
Poll driven |
June 2006 |
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Kevin Rudd and John Howard on the putting green with Kevin's ball (AWAS) just missing the hole where Howard holds the AC Nielsen flag saying, so close and yet |
Pencil and ink |
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1759 |
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June 2006 |
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East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri resigns in Dili in a move to ease tensions in the troubled nation |
Pencil and ink |
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1760 |
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Kim Beazley is getting a makeover internally and externally with the man inside saying "The good news is I can fix the problem the bad news is he'll be as good as new " |
Watercolour and ink |
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1761 |
The IR games |
March 2006 |
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A queue of workers holding specimen jars with Kevin Andrews checking them while John Howard watches and says "Take all the time you need". Refers to a complaint by the unions of communist-style control. |
Watercolour and ink |
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1762 |
Lantana PT II |
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Simon Crean completely inundated and overpowered by branch stacking. |
Pencil and ink |
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1763 |
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Michael Jeffery, 24th Governor-General of Australia, 2003-2008 |
Pencil and ink |
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1764 |
The red carpet treatment |
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George Bush walking on John Howard's tongue which he has laid out for him while Mark Latham says, No comment |
Pencil and ink |
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1765 |
The whale rider |
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Simon Crean in the ALP rowing boat perched on top of Peter Costello's head in the sea. |
Pencil and ink |
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1766 |
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Peter Costello surrounded by empty bottles of surplus and GST after a drunken night asking himself, Did I really say I'd exempt them in the morning |
Pencil and ink |
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1767 |
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Simon Crean in the desert muttering, policies policies, while the sun, John Howard is beating down on him |
Pencil and ink |
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1768 |
Having trouble passing a budget |
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Simon Crean and Jenny Macklin in wheelchairs with the doctor, Peter Costello offering a packet of Taxatives saying, 9 out of 10 treasurers recommend taxatives |
Pencil and ink |
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1769 |
The `in 3 minds policy' |
July 2006 |
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Three images of Kim Beazley spinning on a turntable contemplating the three mines policy |
Pencil and ink |
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1770 |
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Kim Beazley in the boot of a car with a tube in his mouth being blown up in a Hot Air Conversion garage |
Pencil and ink |
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1771 |
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John Howard depicted as a large bird sitting on telephone wires above an upturned DEMs van |
Watercolour and ink |
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1772 |
Mutiny |
9 August 2006 |
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Petro Georgiou aboard the BOUNTY with a row boat tied to it containing John Howard, Judi Moylan and Russell Broadbent, the 3 vowing to cross the floor on the new hardline Immigration Bill. |
Watercolour and ink |
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1773 |
The pin cushion |
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Phillip Ruddock with a head full of pins and needles |
Pencil and ink |
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1774 |
Hostage crisis |
September 2004 |
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Mark Latham criticising the government for consulting Labor over television ads but not on sending troops to Iraq to deal with a possible hostage crisis. |
Pencil and ink |
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1775 |
Welcome to Canberra's seedy side |
approximately May 2005 |
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Peter Costello preparing to give his 10th(?) Budget dressed in underpants labelled SURPLUS with John Howard in the Director's chair |
Pencil and ink |
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1776 |
Pete's army |
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John Howard and Peter Costello in army uniform, Howard holding a rifle while they are bombarded with pills and Costello saying, don't panic |
Watercolour and ink |
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1777 |
Testing times |
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A cricket match, Peter Costello being drenched in rain while John Howard is basking in sunshine as they sit together |
Pencil and ink |
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1778 |
Coolum |
March 2002 |
Australian Financial Review |
16th CHOGM meeting in Coolum with John Howard and Tony Blair sunbaking in the pool |
Pencil and ink |
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1779 |
The friendship taking root |
May 2006 |
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John Howard and George Bush plant a tree in the grounds of the Australian ambassador's residence in Washington as a thank you from Bush for Australia's support against terrorism |
Pencil and ink |
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1780 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Simon Crean carrying a mini-Simon Crean |
Pencil and ink |
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1781 |
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August 2006 |
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Philip Ruddock whistling after he had imposed a first control order on freed terror suspect Jack Thomas, saying the community needs to be protected |
Pencil and ink |
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1782 |
Standing abuse |
approximately May 2003 |
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A crucified Peter Hollingsworth resigns as Governor General after allegations of protecting a pedophile priest, here with John Howard and Peter Costello |
Pencil and ink |
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1783 |
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Two animals in an East Timor jungle, one Alexander Downer sensing trouble over wheat sales calling the other, John Howard who is hiding from the snakes |
Pencil and ink |
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1784 |
The alcopop man |
May 2008 |
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Brendan Nelson and Kevin Rudd opposing the government's intention to increase tax on ready-mixed alcoholic drinks |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1785 |
As advertised on TV |
|
|
A fast food store selling small lies large lies supersized lies Mark Latham is eating his values meal served by John Howard and the electorate says, I'll have whatever he's having |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1786 |
The adventures of Telstraman |
2005 |
|
John Howard and Brian Harradine are waiting to sell Telstra but Barnaby Joyce is holding them up |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1787 |
|
|
|
possibly John Button |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1788 |
|
approximately 2002 |
|
A Punch and Judy show between George W Bush and Saddam Hussain who are held in either arm by the skeleton of death |
Watercolour and ink |
|
|
1789 |
The 10 point plan |
2002 |
|
Natasha Stott Despoja laid out on a spinning wheel with all segments labelled resign and blindfolded Democrat members are handed knives to throw at her |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1790 |
Babe II Pig in the City |
approximately 2002 |
|
A large portrait of John Elliott as a pig smoking a cigasrette and thinking, pigs arse |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1791 |
Making budgets |
May 2004 |
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Peter Costello lying in bed called THE ELECTORATE with a rose in his mouth with Mark Latham at his side holding his budget reply asking, Mind if I cut in |
Pencil and ink |
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1792 |
|
|
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Pauline Hanson and Bob Katter drinking in a NATIONALS water tank being inspected by a man from the WaterBoard with Tim Fischer asking whether there are giardia organisms. |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1793 |
|
approximately 2006 |
|
John Howard and Amanda Vanstone intent on pushing a boat of immigrants towards Nauru with onlookers, according to Amanda 'a tough crowd tonight, John". |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1794 |
The G-Gs |
approximately 2003 |
|
John Howard in the saddle flogging Peter Hollingsworth with John Anderson saying "It would be kinder to put him down" and Peter Costello responding, And what do we do with the Governor-General |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1795 |
Tax pack 2004 |
2004 |
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John Howard being bitten on the leg by a tax dog while Peter Costello sends his hounds onto Mark Latham saying, Fly my pretties |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1796 |
Wreckconciliation |
|
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John Howard at his desk talking to Petro Georgiou, Marise Payne, Peter Nugent and Judi Moylan with Kim Beazley behind him saying, Some of my best friends are black |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1797 |
|
|
Australian Financial Review |
At the zoo with Bob Katter holding a baby Mark Latham in front of a salivating SPENDING crocodile holding paper "ALP LIMITS SPENDING" with John Howard looking on while Bob assures him Mark was in no fiscal danger |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1798 |
|
|
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At the zoo with Mark Latham in a cage throwing excrement at Kim Beazley and Kevin Rudd with Kim saying "Would you believe it if I told you it was a sign of affection?" |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1799 |
Decision time |
|
|
Death is driving the Axis of Evil taxi with the meter running waiting for a decision from George Bush, Tony Blair and John Howard |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1800 |
|
approximately 2003 |
|
John Howard putting out a rubbish bid containing Peter Hollingsworth with 2 birds, media and Labor on the fence saying "For what we are about to receive " |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1801 |
The further adventures of babyface ever |
approximately 2009 |
|
Looks like a gangland killing with Kevin Rudd with a gun and a wounded man (looks like Peter Costello but he is also walking across the road with John Howard both with guns. The wounded man suggests Zarah Garde-Wilson could defend Rudd |
Watercolour and ink |
|
|
1802 |
The conversion of St Paul on the Road to Damascus |
|
|
A fallen soldier underneath a horse with John Howard saying and you get a two thousand dollar rebate |
Watercolour and ink |
|
|
1803 |
|
2006 |
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John Howard, Amanda Vanstone and Alexander Downer (?) singiing "If I only had a brain" referring to the Cole Inquiry regarding the oil-for-wheat scandal |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1804 |
Crown, the emperors' new clothes |
|
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A naked man with a crown on his head through a magnifying glass with ASC on the handle |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1805 |
Biggest loser |
|
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A naked Wayne Swan surrounded by Peter Costello, Paul Keating, John Howard, Philip Ruddock and others all looking surprised |
Pencil and ink |
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1806 |
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|
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Kevin Rudd as a waiter serving a strange dessert to two unidentified diners drinking coffee |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1807 |
Running on empty |
|
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John Howard and Alexander Downer surrounded by newspapers about rising fuel prices while announces Don't we have some kind of oil for food thingy going on |
Watercolour and ink |
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1808 |
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John Howard and Peter Costello skidding all over the road in a car labelled The McLachlan with Kim Beazley alongside on his motorbike |
Pencil and ink |
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1809 |
|
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John Howard batting the head of what looks like Peter Costello with his mouth sewn up shouting bowled macca |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1810 |
AFL on the internet I'd like to see that |
approximately September 2005 |
|
Graeme Samuel, Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes fighting over internet broadcasting rights for AFL with John Elliott thinking Pigs arse.com |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1811 |
Meanwhile at the Liberal Party's annual shareholders meeting in Brisbane |
|
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John Howard, Warwick Parer and Jeff Kennett are about to Bungy jump holding Ministerial Guidelines with Kennett questioning Howard on the elasticity of the guidelines |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1812 |
|
approximately 2007 |
|
John Howard and Ian Sinclair with buckets of ammonium nitrate with Mark Latham and his team having stopped the sale of the fertilisers |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1813 |
|
|
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Bob Ellis author of Goodbye Jerusalem about his work in the Labor Party throws away the book saying Goodbye Jerusalem Hello Gomorrah |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1814 |
|
|
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A car called ambition loaded with politicians including Malcolm Turnbull, Julie Bishop, Alexander Downing and Brendan Nelson on the bonnet |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1815 |
|
approximately 2007 |
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Tony Abbott holding a baseball bat with Greg Combet (?) telling Greg Oh yes I'm all in favour of pre-emptive strikes with a union demonstration occurring outside |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1816 |
Operational mishap No. 1 |
|
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John Howard chopping off parts of the Office of Workplace Services employees e.g. one unidentified man has lost 4 fingers while others hanging on butchers' hooks minus legs look on with one saying "Don't worry you can have them reinstated " |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1817 |
Free trade |
|
Australian Financial Review |
Two figures (Unidentified) one holding a pitchfork and the scene is a copy of a famous painting by Grant Wood |
Pencil and ink |
|
Box 22 |
1818 |
|
20 June 2005 |
|
Senator Nick Minchin introduced the Minchin protocol so that the Finance Department was responsible for recovering funds misused by parliamentarians. Here he oversees the return of funds by one of them |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1819 |
|
approximately February 2000 |
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AMP boardroom shakeup and George Trumbull and Ian Burgess. Mismanagement of around $6-7 million of excess capital in a massive expansion of its UK insurance and funds management activities |
Pencil and ink |
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1820 |
|
approximately 2002 |
|
Ariel Sharon smiling while holding models of fighter jets in both hands |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1821 |
|
1 August 1993 |
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Paul Keating with a copy of the Hilmer Report |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1822 |
|
|
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Paul Keating with a bowl |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1823 |
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Kim Beazley holding a dish with Hugh Morgan's head while reading a book about Morgan and Western Mining Corporation |
Pencil and ink |
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1824 |
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Bronwyn Bishop patting her dog - don't recognise the face of the dog |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1825 |
|
1998 |
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Michael Woodridge while Minister for Health and Family Services moved to establish a Public Health Partnership for Australia between the Commonwealth of Australia and the states, operating on the system of Public Health as it stood then |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1826 |
Let's ride |
15 January 1995 |
Sun Herald |
Peter Costello announced his retirement from Parliament at the next election |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist. Sketch om verso |
|
1827 |
|
|
Australian Financial Review |
Gareth Evans, Simon Crean and 2 others -playing musical chairs or vying for a position |
Pencil and ink |
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1828 |
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Simon Crean with a foot on a pile of papers holding a sword labelled industry |
Pencil and ink |
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1829 |
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Clive Palmer stretched out in a boat with a glass of chanpagne while Tony Abbott sits at the end masaging Clive's foot |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1830 |
|
approximately 2015 |
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Bronwyn Bishop standing at the bus stop holding her suitcases while Tony Abott drives past, blinking with his left eye and his right eye is an almost empty fuel gauge. Refers to the falling out between the two. |
Watercolour and ink |
|
|
1831 |
This is your Kapitan speaking |
1 January 2012 |
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Angela Merkel as captain of the ship pushing her austerity measures despite Standard and Poor's downgrading of the euro |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1832 |
|
approximately 2013 |
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Paul Howes riding a white steer possibly when he decided not to stand for the Senate at the next election ? |
Watercolour and ink |
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1833 |
|
|
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Julie Bishop and Izzat Abdulhadi, head of the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, with a bird on a branch with a dollar sign indicating the aid to the Palestinians agreed on from Australia |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1834 |
|
|
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Four men in a tunnel warming their hands over a fire being approached by two men, a woman and an animal, one of the men is holding a baton and another who could possibly be Tony Abbott is wearing budgie smugglers |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1835 |
|
2013 |
|
Kevin Andrews, Minister for Social Services in the Abbott government is responsible for aged care. Here he is watching over one of his aged charges while he is sleeping |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1836 |
|
approximately September 2015 |
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Tony Abbott in bed with Clive Palmer - perhaps refers to the "goodbye video" he repeatedly makes - "Tony, time to go, goodbye, roll over, Malcolm's hopping into bed." |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1837 |
|
approximately 2014 |
|
Julie Bishop looking annoyed which George Brandis in underpants with the star of David images all over them and both feet in his mouth obviously at odds over the Australian attitudes towards Israelis and Palestinians |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1838 |
Nothing wrong with a little navel gazing |
between 2005-2006 |
|
Kim Beazley lying on a bed patting the head of Simon Crean that is lodged in his navel |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1839 |
Don't forget the committee on my redeemable preference shares thingy |
1 July 1998 |
|
Brian Harradine, Independent Senator for Tasmania refusing to vote for 30% sale of Telstra until he received $150 million of concessions for Tasmania |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1840 |
|
|
|
Brian Harradine reading a newspaper |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1841 |
|
approximately October 2013 |
|
Mark Vaile hung out to dry while attempting to introduce trade reforms at APEC Ministerial meeting |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1842 |
|
|
|
Cricketer Mark Waugh holding a bat in the shape of a question mark |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1843 |
|
|
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Malcolm Turnbull with a top hat |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1844 |
If it ain't fixed, don't Brook it |
approximately 2012 |
|
Robert Mugabe wearing a cap labelled Vote 1 Mugabe . In 2012 Mugabe was asked to be a UN leader for Tourism |
Watercolour and ink |
|
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1845 |
Mr Whitlam's time |
1 November 1975 |
|
Dismissal of Gough Whitlam by Sir John Kerr |
Pencil and ink |
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1846 |
Meanwhile in Victoria |
|
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An AFL field with 2 men on poles . Across the bottom - Internal polling and perimeter signs, Flinders bush Bracks |
Pencil and ink |
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1847 |
|
8 August 2001 |
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Funeral of Christopher Skase with priest asking whether the crowd are there in an official capacity. The answer - `No we're creditors'. Among them Andrew Denton and Amanda Vanstone |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1848 |
|
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Cheryl Kernot surrounded by photographers Who were saying in unison once more with feeling Cherylcheryl |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1849 |
|
approximately May 2005 |
|
Kim Beazley trying to defuse John Howard's tax package with Peter Garrett giving instructions |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1850 |
Downer's heroes |
1999 |
|
Alexander Downer in East Timor overseeing the Interfet invasion but declaring, I know nothing |
Pencil and ink |
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1851 |
|
2 April 2001 |
|
Kim Beazley interviewed on his policy - "So you're taking a 'wait and see' approach to policy?" to which he replies "It's called Weightwatchers" |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1852 |
|
approximately 2008 |
|
Treasurer Wayne Swan overseeing the Audit Committee. Appointed in 2008 audit committees do not prepare financial reports, nor do they conduct audits. But they have an essential role to play in ensuring the integrity and transparency of corporate reporting. |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1853 |
|
|
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John Howard poring a cup of tea while Peter Costello plays with his abacus |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1854 |
|
|
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Alexander Downer in the foreground lying on the floow. In the distance John Howard and two other men look on with their hands in their pockets |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1855 |
|
1 August 2004 |
|
John Howard standing outside the closed lavatory doors waiting for Mark Latham to pass the Free Trade Agreement |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1856 |
A minor hurdle |
1 August 2004 |
|
John Howard on the operating table with Mark Latham having removed a leg labelled FTA, but assuring him it is only minor surgery and he will be right to run in the coming election |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1857 |
|
1 September 2001 |
|
John Howard with a border control officer with a spade full of manure screams at him no..the upload manoora referring to the 430+ asylum seekers on the Tampa |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1858 |
Romulus and Remus continued |
|
|
David Kemp as a wolf with udders full of milk walking away from the two babies crying for milk |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1859 |
Smoko |
|
|
Sharan Burrow President of the ACTU fanning the flames with a poster labelled industrial relations and Greg Combet, Secretary behind a barrier of sandbags labelled ACTU telling her the Senate is running as a closed shop |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1860 |
|
|
Australian Financial Review |
John Howard having tamed a dragon |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1861 |
|
|
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John Howard unzipping his mouth as banknotes fly out onto the ground |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1862 |
|
|
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John Howard wearing elevated flipflops holding an electric sphere with an outlet pipe |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1863 |
Texas |
1 August 2005 |
|
George W Bush at his ranch in Texas with his jigsaw puzzle of the Constitution half finished sees anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan protesting outside at the loss of her son in the Iraq War |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1864 |
|
|
|
John Howard perced on a mallet resplendent in a black suit with his arms crossed |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1865 |
|
|
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John Howard wearing a hat with corks except that the corks are actually people |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1866 |
|
approximately 22 May 2002 |
|
John Howard meeting Li Peng in China. Li Peng offers him a pebble which he holds in his hand and Howard agrees to "if it's good for business' |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1867 |
Chasing parked cars |
|
|
Tony Abbott being held on a leash chasing a parked car labelled AIRC |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1868 |
|
|
|
John Howard sitting on a spiked fence |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1869 |
Concerned? About how these poor guys cope on the outside |
1 March 2000 |
|
Alan Bond leaving gaol waving from a luxury car filled with money and champagne with a sexy woman inside |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1870 |
Shotgun Weddings Inc |
1999 |
|
John Howard and the GST. A Family Courtroom with Meg Lees, Kim Beazley and ? Watson al agreeing to the union |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1871 |
Globalisation |
30 November 1999 |
|
Refers to a series of protests surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, when members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington. |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1872 |
The Opposition's Position on Indonesia and the Government's |
2 May 2000 |
|
Kim Beazley visiting President Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia having a cup of tea/coffee while he sits on a sleeping Alexander Downer |
Pencil and ink |
|
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1873 |
|
|
|
Bob Carr with his hair standing on end with his hand on a light bulb |
Watercolour and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1874 |
to increase competition and improve efficiency while preserving the integrity, security and fairness of the financial system and boldly go where no man has gone before Apologies to Star Trek |
1 March 1997 |
|
Stan Wallis handing over the Wallis Report to Peter Costello |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1875 |
Meanwhile in China |
|
|
A crowd of Chinese men walking in the middle is John Howard who has gone there to discuss human rights |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1876 |
|
|
|
John Howard sitting on a basket labelled Media reading a paper on media ownership with names like Kerry Packer, Brierley and Rodney Price while a large crowd watches as he sits with baskets of fish carcasses and and 2 loaves |
Watercolour and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1877 |
Overdue Process |
1 March 2000 |
|
John Howard watching Bronwyn Bishop digging a grave saying "The good news is I think I've found the complaints mechanism". This was known as the Riverside scandal after a number of residents had sustained burns from having kerosene baths to treat scabies |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1878 |
Share the Spirit of the Economic Flame |
approximately 2000 |
|
Peter Costello running with an olympic torch labelled $- a series of 10 sketches where he drops it, picks it up, it goes out etc and at the end he refuses to pass on the flame saying "Oh no it's mine". |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1879 |
|
approximately 1993 |
Australian Financial Review |
Paul Keating shovelling a number of men into the unemployment furnace which was going from 8.9 to 9.3 |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1880 |
The Job Queue |
approximately 2001 |
|
John Howard, Peter Costello and Kim Beazley in a queue behind a sign please wait here. All wearing VOTE badges |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1881 |
|
approximately 2001 |
|
Kim Beazley (CHUMP) in the boxing ring rather battered. Towels hanging from the rails say POLLS. His cornerman says "I know what you stand for .. I just think it 'd be better if you sat down". |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1882 |
|
approximately 1996 |
Sun Herald |
Dennis Richardson (David Rowe calls him Dennis Richards!!!) became head of ASIO in 1996 here shown with his fice through a cut out part of the Sun Herald |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1883 |
Lantana |
|
|
Bob Brown wearing a VOTE GREENS badge standing on a mound with a leaf blower surrounded by a multitude of men all looking like John Howard |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1884 |
Meanwhile on the Horns of a Dalai Lama |
15 June 2007 |
|
John Howard and the 14th Dalai Lama is caught in horns on his head, one labelled Tibet and the other China. The meeting was fiercely opposed by China. |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1885 |
|
|
|
A naked Bill Clinton smoking a cigar, lying on a pile of dollar bills with a rosette VOTE BILL attached to his thigh |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1886 |
|
1999 |
|
John Howard holding a GST flag in a doctor's surgery with Meg Lees watching from the doorway. He nurse says "Of course you have a mandate now if you take a seat with the others (a long line of patients) the doctor will see you shortly". |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1887 |
Down at Webb Dock |
7 April 1998 |
|
Chris Corrigan boss of Patrick Stevedores at the wharf after he sacked his entire striking workforce, locked them out and set up new companies to employ a non-unionised workforce, trained in Dubai. |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1888 |
|
|
|
John Howard about to parachute from an aeroplane with his tax package attached is watched by Peter Costello holding his tax package. A fellow traveller asks him Er John Before you jump who did you say packed your chute |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1889 |
30 Years |
|
|
John Howard in a wheelchair being pushed by Peter Costello who is thinking 30 Years.That's 210 in dog years and 450 in treasurer years which John holds a glass of wine and says Cheers |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1890 |
|
|
|
A large factory with countless John Howards seated at a sewing machine each stitching the word globalisation onto a strip of material |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1891 |
Woomera |
31 July 2002 |
|
Woomera detention centre. Alexander Downer and Philip Ruddock are acompanying UN envoy Justice Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati who said the human rights situation of persons in immigration detention in Australia is a matter of serious concern |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1892 |
Fossil fuel |
approximately 2005 |
|
A skeletal John Howard clutching a copy of the Kyoto Protocol swimming with lots of skeletons |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1893 |
|
approximately 2000 |
|
Peter Costello and John Howard in a car laden with cash in front of a sign welcome to boondoggle Home of the Marginal voter which Costello says is not on the map. Costello has a newspaper headed Mid Year Economic Review |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1894 |
JI shadow play |
|
|
Abu Bakar Bashir performing a shadow play to a large audience |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1895 |
|
|
|
Bob Carr, naked, crouched on a tree stump holdiing a ring labelled NSW |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1896 |
Les Banks, Featuring non-bank financial institutions |
|
|
Peter Costello, Graeme Thompson and others from APRA and ASIC watching a Can Can performance |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1897 |
|
1998 |
|
Chris Corrigan, Fishing from a pier and have both caught Peter Reith in their hooks |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1898 |
|
approximately 1998 |
|
Cheryl Kernot labelled the Minister for Baby Boomers under Kim Beazley holding a nappy labelled policy |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1899 |
Meanwhile in Canberra |
approximately June 2000 |
|
Sir Zelman Cowen drives past a GST Parlour for Discerning Gentleman while John Howard and Peter Costello stand outside with their dog, Surplus |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1900 |
The package |
approximately June 2000 |
|
John Howard, the bride saying, love me, love my GST with tax cuts written on his chest and Peter Costello the bridesmaid surrounded by guests swooning and saying "she's beautiful |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1901 |
|
2006 |
|
George W Bush sitting at his desk with a paper headed Iraq strategy saying to John Howard in the top drawer, Oh yeah I wanted to talk to you about that single-desk monopoly. To do with wheat monopoly to Iraq |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1902 |
Tax: A nursery rhyme |
|
|
John Howard surrounded by wrapped structures saying "No this is the campaign to explain the cost of the campaign to explain the tax that lived in the house that Jack built" |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1903 |
|
|
|
Peter Reith wearing a tie with spanners all over with workers with placards screaming below him and John Howard looking over his shoulder |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1904 |
|
approximately 1997 |
|
John Howard with a line of applicants at his door after the resignation of Grahame Morris as his Chief of Staff |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1905 |
|
1998 |
|
Kim Beazley wearing a shirt with THE CONTENDER 1998 on the front in the gym punching a bag labelled GST before the 1998 Federal Election |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1906 |
|
2000 |
Australian Financial Review |
John Howard inundated with Business Activity Statements after their introduction to report on the GST and PAYG instalments |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1907 |
|
|
|
A plane is about to crash and one pilot says "The good news is we have a parachute. The other says , And the bad First says It's for the share price |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1908 |
|
|
|
Simon Crean surrounded by men in black suits holding a staff in his right hand |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1909 |
|
2004 |
|
Mark Latham and Tony Abbott each grabbing the other's tie while John Howard is rubbing his hands together and thinking "I'll never wash it ever" referring to the infamous handshake |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
1910 |
The world game |
|
|
All countries vigorously playing soccer while Soccer Australia is sitting on the bench |
Watercolour and ink |
|
|
1911 |
The State of the Union and the state of the economy |
|
|
Tony Abbott in battle gear addressing a room full of businessmen on War on Terror while a man from Enron is hiding under the lectern |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1912 |
The headland speech |
1995 |
|
John Howard delivering one of a series of headland speeches he delivered while opposition leader before the next election |
Pencil and ink |
|
|
1913 |
|
|
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Paul Keating and John Howard as two gladiators.Grim-faced Keating is carrying a box marked Australia while Howard throws his hands in the air |
Pencil and ink |
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1914 |
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John Howard in a striped suit with ear phone on top of a large pin |
Pencil and ink |
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1915 |
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approximately 2007 |
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John Hewson and Alexander Downer sharing a Chinese meal |
Pencil and ink |
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1916 |
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1 December 1993 |
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Paul Keating and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia who threatened to reduce diplomatic relations after Keating referred to him as a "recalcitrant" for refusing President Bill Clinton's invitation to the Asia-Pacific summit meeting in Seattle |
Pencil and ink |
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1917 |
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approximately 2002 |
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Ian Macfarlane, Governor of the Reserve Bank intent on raising interest rates finds Peter Costello asleep under a giant dragon |
Pencil and ink |
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1918 |
Soft and cuddly |
1 June 2004 |
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Bill Gates , Microsoft hold John Howard in his arms - Micro PM |
Pencil and ink |
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1919 |
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John Howard with a starter's gun held at Peter Costello's head as he lines up for the race with the Australian Electorate saying, I wish he'd put him out of our misery |
Pencil and ink |
Sketch on verso |
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1920 |
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Peter Costello standing opposite a number of doors with the hand of the USA on his back. John Howard is in the background. |
Watercolour and ink |
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1921 |
Somewhere in New York |
approximately 2013 |
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A man dismantling a bomb saying "Seriously it's a roach bomb" |
Pencil and ink |
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1922 |
Basket case |
2000 |
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John Howard at his desk surrounded by complaints regarding the BAS |
Pencil and ink |
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1923 |
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approximately 1996 |
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Parliamentary office with Peter Costello reading BHP share prices, Amanda Vanstone playing a make-believe board game, Michael Yabsley holding a pair of underpants, John Fahey holding a basket with TUNBOA bag indicative of his failure to declare a pecuniary interest |
Pencil and ink |
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1924 |
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Peter Costello sitting in a barber shop. Wall Street is in the chair looking in the mirror and complaining that the barber, Al Gore, missed a bit |
Pencil and ink |
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1925 |
Business class syndrome |
2000 |
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A passenger in an aircraft appears to be choking. Flight attendant John Howard asks his offsider Peter Costello whether it is a blood clot but another passenger say "BAS clot". |
Pencil and ink |
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1926 |
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approximately 2002 |
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Laurie Brereton ossibly when he was on a visit to Cuba and was given a box of cigars that had to be smoked before he reached the US. |
Pencil and ink |
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1927 |
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Richard Court Premier of WA holding up his left arm to produce a shadow o a black swan on the wall |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1928 |
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John Singleton being measured for a suit near Parliament House in Canberra with Jenny George sliding down a pole and portraits of Hawke and Crean behind him |
Pencil and ink |
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1929 |
Death by election |
approximately 2002 |
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Peter Beattie in bed before the Queensland election with Philip Nitschke holding a syringe asking whether he wants it quick or painless. Possible alluding to the existence of suicide bags Dr Nitschke offers to members of Exit for a painless death |
Pencil and ink |
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1930 |
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approximately 2000 |
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Peter Costello taping John Moore's mouth to prevent him speaking about the fisco with the Collins Class Submarine Fleet |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1931 |
Meanwhile in Indonesia |
approximately 2002 |
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President Megawati of Indonesia with her arms and legs nailed to posts |
Pencil and ink |
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1932 |
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Kim Beazley as a post box with a man looking through the slot and another inside looking through the letters |
Pencil and ink |
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1933 |
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Andrew Peacock in a black suit |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1934 |
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Framed picture of Andrew Peacock |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1935 |
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approximately 2005 |
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Peter Costello and Bill Glasson AMA president arguing about proposed government cuts to IVF funding |
Pencil and ink |
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1936 |
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Man sunbaking at the beach with a Gregory map of Liverpool beside him. On the hill are John Howard in a wheelchair with Peter Costello holding a tray of glasses and an umbrella over him whil the head of Kerry Packer beams like a sun |
Pencil and ink |
Sketch on verso |
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1937 |
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approximately 2003 |
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Kim Beazley on the back of a Lambretta driven by Leo McLeay when Kim was planning to challenge Simon Crean for the leadership of the Australian Labor Party |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1938 |
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John Hewson wearing a bra |
Pencil and ink |
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1939 |
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Lionel Murphy |
Pencil and ink |
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1940 |
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Peter Costello winding a refrm blade |
Pencil and ink |
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1941 |
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Peter Reith pushing a Public Service tea trolley running over anyone who got in the way |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1942 |
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Robert Hill, Leader of the Senate from 1996-2006 holding a whip |
Pencil and ink |
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1943 |
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Dawn Fraser riding a golden goose with money pouring out of its beak |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1944 |
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Cheryl Kernot and Ian Sinclair held together with a belt |
Pencil and ink |
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1945 |
They seek him here, they seek him there |
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CQC |
A guillotine with the blade labelled GST with John Howard and Peter Costello rounding up the troops and running away |
Pencil and ink |
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1946 |
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Tim Fischer with an apple on his head holding a fishing line |
Watercolour and ink |
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1947 |
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George W Bush pinned to a wall one hand on Iraq, another on Afghanistan and a foot on Yemen while John Howard looks on |
Pencil and ink |
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1948 |
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A highway coach being held up by 2 armed robbers one riding a horse with surplus on its rump. The man in the golden coach with a large $ sign on the door, is waving. |
Watercolour and ink |
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1949 |
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Man with spiky hair and big ears with arms crossed and his shadow |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1950 |
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Man in a striped suit above some high rise buildings some with sale on them with men handing onto his sleeves |
Pencil and ink |
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1951 |
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Man with scissors trimming a bonsai labelled ING |
Pencil and ink |
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1952 |
Suicide bomber |
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Man tying a bird onto a rocket. Could be Netanyahu and Israel?? |
Pencil and ink |
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Box 23 |
1953 |
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Unidentified woman with Ombudsman Report |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1954 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Prince Charles in naval outfit and unidentified male with label 'Feder' serving a cocktail |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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1955 |
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Roger Douglas Brierley, Former Minister of Finance NZ and Director of Fairfax Holdings 1997-98. Cartoon refers to Brieley's connection with Fairfax |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1956 |
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Cartoon figure in a chef's hat. Incomplete text in left hand corner related to the budget |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1957 |
|
approximately 1999 |
Australian Financial Review |
Ziggy Switkowski being crowned with a telephone |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1958 |
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Bruno Grollo, Melbourne property developer clinging naked to a high rise building |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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1959 |
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Carton figure representing insurance giant AXA and Peter Costello holding a case marked 'Killen'. |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1960 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Michael Carmody Commissioner of Taxation . Cartoon refers to imposiiton of tax on wine |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1961 |
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2007 |
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Matthew Slatter sacked as CEO of Tab Corp in 2007 |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1962 |
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Jeff Kennett as a cow. Cartoon relates to cash flow from Crown Casino |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1963 |
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Australian Financial Review |
A judge with gavel from which comes a spider's web |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1964 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Peter Costello carrying an old man on his back |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1965 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Man stretching three figures in form of strings on a guitar |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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1966 |
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1997-2001 |
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Peter Reith, Minister for Small Business |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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1967 |
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Paul Keating, John Howard and an unidentified figure |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1968 |
Australian Gigoloapologies to Richard Gere |
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Peter Costello wooing China |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1969 |
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John Howard, Amanda Vanstone and Kim Beazley |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1970 |
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Rupert Murdoch |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1971 |
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John Singleton and Geoff Dixon |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1972 |
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Cartoon figures commentary on the movements in shares prices |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1973 |
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Rupert Murdoch and John Howard. Cartoon relates to sky news satellite service |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1974 |
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Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer. Cartoon relates to One Tel |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1975 |
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Figure using shears in shape o japanese yen |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1976 |
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Unidentified male figure holding a gas mask and a gas cylinder marked victorian gas with a $ sign. |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1977 |
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cartoon wind up figure marked 'made in Taiwan' being held in chopsticks with PRC sign |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1978 |
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Australian Financial Review |
two cartoon figures on a coathanger with one representing a businessman and the other a figure covered in a newspaper headlined 'california' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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1979 |
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Paul Keating and Jeff Kennett |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1980 |
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John Howard as a farmer astride Peter Costello as a horse with a bale of wheat and a harvester in the background marked 'cole' |
pencil and ink |
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1981 |
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1 October 2009 |
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Godwin Grech former Treasury official at centre of fabricated email scandal when Malcolm Turnbull was leader of the opposiiton |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1982 |
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September 2005 |
Australian Financial Review |
Sol Trujillo, CEO Telstra Communications brought in to privatise company |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1983 |
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May 2003 |
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Mark Latham, former leader of the ALP |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1984 |
Meanwhile at Surfersnot waving drowning |
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Kim Beazley walking away from a drowning person with akubra hat and riding boots on beach |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1985 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Woman on couch with a tree log saying 'Claudia Karvan's not that believable but the male lead has got you down pat' |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1986 |
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Kim Beazley walking away from a drowning person with akubra hat and riding boots on beach |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1987 |
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unidentified male holding a glue tube marked 'airfix' to a an aeroplane |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1988 |
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Malcolm Fraser with letters 'L' and 'R' in love hearts on either side |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1989 |
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Grollo Brothers, Melbourne property developers |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1990 |
May the funds be with you |
2000 |
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George Trumble, CEO of AMP who was sacked in 2000 with a huge payout |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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1991 |
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A man and a woman in a bath with the man reading a copy of the AFR |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1992 |
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Australian Financial Review |
unidentified male |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1993 |
|
2006 |
Australian Financial Review |
Peter Costello holding 2006 Budget paper with a flying figure marked 'super' and another figure tied up in red tape being cut off from the escaped super |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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1994 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Bill Clinton holding a frankfurt roll with a US flag at one end and an Asian umbrella at the other |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1995 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Three cartoon figures with one dropping papers on the others protected by umbrellas |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1996 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Japanese yen as a slingshot with a man holding a Samurai sword as the stone to be shot |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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1997 |
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Pope John Paul II with feet of figures poking out from bottom of his robe |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1998 |
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Cow or bull having black spots painted on |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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1999 |
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possibly Kate Carnell, former chief minister ACT |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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2000 |
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Cartoon figures on a ladder trying to grab a lightbulb in the shape of the world with a dollar sign as the light source |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2001 |
|
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Australian Financial Review |
Deng Xiaoping, Chinese leader who set China on its path to economic reform in 1979 jumping over a cigarette marked 'long march' which Mao undertook in the 1940s |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2002 |
Brain Cell |
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Former FM Alexander Downer with tea cup with Australian insignia and picture of David Hicks in a cell inside his brain |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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2003 |
Political Engineering |
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John Howard as a chemist mixing a potent which shows Peter Reith and Peter Costello being mixed with a scientist telling Howard he is mad to try as they are incompatible |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2004 |
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John Howard with Peter Costello, Nick Minchin and Richard Alston drressed as nuns welcoming businessmen saying 'The sisters of perpetual taxation and St Ralph's tax hospital welcome you to these safe investment rooms.. |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2005 |
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John Howard and Peter Costello dressed as mining executives throwing bags of money with a sign reading 'danger Oakdale Colliery Pty Ltd Collapse and peter Reith sunk under the money bags. Bill Kelty in background walking away |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2006 |
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Peter Costello with a cylinder marked 'inflation' and sausages in the shape of CPI. Cylinder has no air and a child complaining with mother holding paper reading 'low interest rates'. |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2007 |
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Cartoon on environmental matters showing Robert Hill tied in chains to a car marked 'no mining,save kakadu' and a figure saying 'I was about to go to the UNESCO offices and there he was' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2008 |
Economic Management |
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John Howard and Peter Costello commenting on the change in value of the A$ shown to be going in reverse value to what their policies were aiming at |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2009 |
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Peter Costello with a whip over chained crew in a flooded boat littered with papers marked 'leaks' with Howard on top saying 'we're sinking' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2010 |
Rollback the debate continues |
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Kim Beazley rolling down a hill and John Howard skiing past him |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
|
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2011 |
The Economy |
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Peter Costello doing a circus act and John Howard seated on sidelines with paper marked 'retail figures' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2012 |
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Howard as an animal with a tail marked constitutional convention |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2013 |
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Howard and Costello with comment on economic data |
watercolour, Pencil and ink |
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2014 |
Meanwhile at Chicken R Us |
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Howard and Jeff Kennett seated at a table with Howard being asked by waiter how he wanted his chicken |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2015 |
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Howard and Costello in front of two signs one reading 'He goes' and the other 'I go' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2016 |
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Howard and Costello in a swimming pool with commentary suggesting nothing was being done for the economy |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2017 |
Down at the RBA |
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Governor of the RBA pulling up the drawbridge marked 'interest rates' with Howard clinging on as crocodiles encircle him |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2018 |
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Howard telling media a compromise had been reached between Peter Costello and Peter Reith (but not really) |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2019 |
Ok Ted |
1999-2002 |
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John Anderson and PNG Prime Minister Mekere over the BHP mine in PNG |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2020 |
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John Howard as a farmer and Jeff Kennett on fence with a hen and a rooster about being 'outed' a commentary on the gst debate on food |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2021 |
|
1991 |
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Steve Bracks who defeated Jeff Kennett in the 1999 Victorian election |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2022 |
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Peter Reith on a flattened horse marked 'direct election' with Kim Beazley inside a trojan horse ridden by 'apathy' and John Howard looking on |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2023 |
|
1999 |
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Howard and Alexander Downer looking at the Indonesian election result in which Wahid won unexpectedly over Megawati |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2024 |
|
1999 |
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President Wahid of Indonesia with a hat showing Howard seated amongst eggs wearing a shirt marked Megawati |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2025 |
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Commentary on direct elections for a republic with Howard and Costello showing different policy options |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2026 |
Running on Empty Promises |
26 June 2000 |
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John Fahey pushing John Howard up a hill in a car marked 'gst' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
|
2027 |
|
1996 |
|
Figures marked US and England at a United Nations function commenting on Australian Ambassador to the UN Richard Butler who lead Australia's failed attempt to get a seat in the UN Security Council |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2028 |
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Peter Costello commenting on CGT |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2029 |
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John Howard, Peter Costello and Cardinal Pell with Howard giving assurances that Costello on top of the budget but Costello show asleep on top of the budget surplus |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2030 |
Business Tax Reform |
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Costello with back to a business audience saying when the anti-tax avoidance measures were due to take effect |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2031 |
Senate GST inquiry audiitons |
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Inquiry into the GST represented as a stage show with the Treasury dressed as a clown |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2032 |
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Howard and Costello consultations with the states over the distribution of the gst with Costello saying 'I loved the "no state will live in poverty" routine' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2033 |
|
1996-2001 |
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John Fahey pushing former Minister of Finance in the Howard government dressed as Caesar holding a book marked 'Telstra Draft Prospectus' in one hand and a phone handset in the other with a voice calling out |
pencil and ink |
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2034 |
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Peter Costello telling a businessman that he is not bringing in tax cuts with Howard and Peter Reith looking on and a headline in the AFR suggesting otherwise |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2035 |
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Peter Costello and Peter Reith tugging in opposite directions at John Howard |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2036 |
Airport II |
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Commentary on siting for a second airport for Sydney with Howard as the pilot and Costello telling passengers that they were looking for a politically safe place to land and not to panic as they would be long dead before that happened |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2037 |
|
|
Sun Herald |
Commentary on Senate affiliations with Howard pushing a shopping trolley containing three senators and a citizen asking Costello if they were fully or partially government owned. |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2038 |
Plan B |
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In front of a wall sign saying 'protectionism' and flying the US flag, John Howard dressed as a sheep says to another sheep 'that the guy (ie the US President) did not notice a thing'. |
pencil and ink |
|
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2039 |
|
1997-1998 |
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Comment on NATO bombing of Serbia/Yugoslavia with Slobodan Milosovic sitting in his living room commenting on the presence of NATO missiles on his roof |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2040 |
|
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President of Indonesia and Howard back to back with the President holding a piece of paper marked 'UN East Timor' and Howard one marked 'UN disarmament' both surrounded by pirates being warned by the President that they could get a nasty papercut. Ie The UN as a tootless tiger |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2041 |
|
1997-1998 |
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Slobodan Milosovic surrounded by missiles and tanks |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2042 |
|
1997-1998 |
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Comment on the ethnic cleansing by Milosovic of Kosovo putting Bill Clinton through a washing ringer |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2043 |
Meanwhile in Rio |
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westdrn couple looking at near naked Brazilian dancing girls saying they were not IMF officials but culd be wearing the aid package, with bandaids across their bosoms |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2044 |
|
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Peter Costello and John Howard sitting on a branch looking up at an angry eagle with a couple of hatched chicks |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2045 |
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John Howard drinking a cup of tea sitting on top of a fat cow |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2046 |
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John Howard dressed in a Japanese yukata and wearing geta (Japanese sandals) holding a stick with a body clinging to it at one end and a briefcase hanging of it at the other |
black pen |
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2047 |
|
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John Fahey dressed in a pilot's uniform with money falling from a plane into his upturned cap |
pencil, ink and coloured watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2048 |
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David Combe, former National Secretary of the ALP and investigated by ASIO for possible Russian links. Cartoon shows his head surrounded by bones, presumably depicting skeletons in his background |
pencil, ink and coloured watercolour |
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2049 |
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Bob Hawke seated at a table with the fin of a shark showing through his plaet |
black pen |
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2050 |
Policy by the cask |
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Kim Beazley, Simon Crean and Cheryl Kernot stamping on a cask marked 'policy' with drunken figure lying by the side and a briefcase marked, M Ferguson |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2051 |
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Full length portrait of Bob Carr |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2052 |
At a safe haven, set up with running water, blankets, electric bar heaters and a 30% corporate tax rate, refugees from the current tax system wait on a bus.. |
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John Howard and Peter Costello looking at a bus marked GST being driven by Meg Lees, former head of the Australian Democrats. Simon Crean on top of the bus. |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2053 |
This cartoon is rated AA+ Democrat guidance recommended Frequent coarse language, violence, high level diesel use |
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John Howard, Peter Reith and Peter Costello dressed as cowboys with Howard seated on a log with the head of Pauline Hanson poking out, looking at a pig marked reform being roasted with diesel fuel being thrown onto it. Comment on the rebate for diesel fuel for farmers |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2054 |
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Peter Costello trying to hide the budget surplus while John Howard keeps a politician at bay saying 'can I get you a drink while you wait. Some nice hot fiscal recttiude perhaps? |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2055 |
|
|
Australian Financial Review |
Bob Carr depicted as a circus wizard holding a stick with the head of Michael Egan (NSW Treasurer) commenting on policy backflips |
black pen and ink |
Signed by artist |
|
2056 |
Leadership |
|
|
Kim Beazley looking back at Simon Crean and John Fahey |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2057 |
Leislative Fables |
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Peter Reith dressed as a pied piper with a horm marked 'youth wages' leading people from a castle marked 'senate' and commentary on youth unemployment |
pencil, ink and coloured watercolour |
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2058 |
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Head of Gough Whitlam with face of John Fahey protruding from tip of his nose |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2059 |
Autopsy |
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Hospital scene with Jeff Kennett holding a butcher's knife and John Howard behind him ready to operate on a body marked NSW coalition |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2060 |
The Long Supper |
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Peter Costello dressed in a toga eating with business men with food marked FBT |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2061 |
Paul Barratt as the terminated; judgement day |
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Paul Barratt former Secretary of Defence and John Moore former minister of Defence who dismissed Barratt with John Howard as an old man hiding behind Moore. Barratt appealed the dismissal but lost. |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2062 |
Meanwhile at the Institutional Investor Correction Centre |
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John Fahey beating a person with a telephone while person is holding a paper reading 'telstra share price' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2063 |
Neighbours |
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John Howard and Alexander Downer looking over a fence made from rifles at the President of Indonesia surrounded by dead bodies saying more time will let him tidy up |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2064 |
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Kim Beazley telling union followers to be patient as he could influence government with Peter Reith holding a person upside down and youth wages on the floor |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2065 |
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Business tycoon criticising employees for wanting further shares in the company |
ink |
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2066 |
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Peter Reith dressed as Fagin from Oliver Twist telling youths he would take care of them and holding a balloon marked 'youth wages' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2067 |
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Alexander Downer and John Howard adrift on a piece of wood with paper saying US troops on the way and saying that their request for help should have been received in Washington |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2068 |
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Paul Keating dressed as a farmer |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2069 |
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Meg Lees, former head of the Australian Democrats in the Senate in a container of sacks |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2070 |
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Peter Costello looking at Kim Beazley lying on a bed marked 'surplus' |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2071 |
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Paul Keating as a knight riding across bits of paper |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2072 |
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Beazley and Howard cowered befpre a large finger pointing down from the sky at them both which Beazley calls 'Greenspan' former head of the US Federal Reserve |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2073 |
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Cartoon figure on a crate marked 'export paddling away from a waterfall |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
Signed by artist |
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2074 |
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Head of unidentified person |
black pen and ink |
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2075 |
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John Howard as a fish with Meg Lees and John Ralph (former CEO of CRA) swimming out. Comment on business taxation |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2076 |
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John Howard, Alexander Downer and John Moore on board a vessel marked Australian defence force. Comment on defence budget |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2077 |
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Kim Beazley in bed reading a book by Mark Latham and worried by Latham's views |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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2078 |
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1994-1996 |
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Meeting of heads of government, Bill Clinton, Jiang Zemin (China), Murayama (Japan), Paul Keating, Suharto (Indonesia), with Bob McMullan (Australian FM) at the side |
pencil, ink and watercolour |
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Box 24 |
2079 |
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1999 |
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John Laws and Alan Jones dining together when a waiter approaches with a tray of money and Jones says"Oh no we simply couldn't say another thing". The Cash for Comment scandal. |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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2080 |
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1 May 2007 |
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Peter Costello lying on a bed of bank notes after he had presented the budget promising a $10.8 billion surplus. John Howard is looking on |
Watercolour and ink |
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2081 |
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John Howard back from an overseas visit finds Peter Costello checking the contents of his suitcase. Howard asks `What are you doing' and he replies `Preparing for the Budget' |
Pencil and ink |
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2082 |
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2005 |
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Barnaby Joyce is depicted as a greedy pig guzzling the $2 billion to be set aside to protect rural and regional services with the privatisation of Telstra. John Howard is riding him saying "That'll do pig, that'll do " |
Pencil and ink |
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2083 |
Out now fully poseable Downer doll |
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An Alexander Downer doll you can twist, stretch, bend etc and he keeps coming back to an economically beneficial position while John Howard is having fun playing with dictator dolls with interchangeable heads |
Pencil and ink |
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2084 |
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Bill Gates driving his Microsoft Gatesmobile while thousands of people line the streets to watch |
Pencil and ink |
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2085 |
Digital |
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A man turns on a hazy furry picture on his digital TV with Richard Alston giving him "the finger" and says `Honey I think I'm getting the picture' |
Pencil and ink |
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2086 |
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A portrait of Tony Abbott sporting a `baby brain' |
Pencil and ink |
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2087 |
Pillow talk |
1 February 2007 |
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John and Janette Howard discussing the sleeping arrangements for the upcoming visit by Dick Cheney. On John's bedhead is an American eagle displaying "All we are saying is give war a chance", the allusion being that they will be bedfellows. |
Pencil and ink |
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2088 |
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1 October 2001 |
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The Great Debate between Kim Beazley and John Howard before the 2001 election after 9/11 with Tony Abbott the mad dog snapping at Cheryl Kernot's leg |
Pencil and ink |
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2089 |
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Man aiming a crossbow with a figure standing on the end |
Pencil and ink |
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2090 |
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John Howard and Peter Costello throwing in parts of chairs to keep a furnace going. John looks worries as the chair is labelled `Trust' but Peter says through chattering teeth `Oh f-f-for God's sake its only a r-r-reproduction' |
Pencil and ink |
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2091 |
The tax debate |
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Direct tax and indirect tax being explained to a man - Kim Beazley pointing at Peter Costello regading LNP's plans for direct tax and Peter pointing at Kim to explain the Labor Party's plans for indirect tax |
Pencil and ink |
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2092 |
Dismissal laws |
approximately 2007 |
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Peter Reith refused Greg Combet's attempts to cancel the Government's industrial dismissal laws is watching as Greg Combet is dismissed via a trapdoor |
Pencil and ink |
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2093 |
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Ziggy Switkowski carrying a cross constructed from a telegraph pole with a bird on top repeatedly saying Katter Katter Katter and a sword labelled Job Cuts acting in a double feature, Ziggy and the Burning Bush and The Persecution of Ziggy |
Pencil and ink |
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2094 |
The Timor gap |
approximately April 2005 |
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Alexander Downer as Foreign Minister having successfully agreed a deal with East Timor regarding the sea between the two countries known as the Timor Gap |
Watercolour and ink |
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2095 |
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John Howard's head with a Peter Costello worm emerging from it |
Pencil and ink |
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2096 |
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A large clenched fist with Uluru on top of it |
Watercolour and ink |
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2097 |
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A large bulldog lying across a football field |
Watercolour and ink |
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2098 |
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1998 |
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Three politicians working out in a gym. Peter Costello is skipping with "Surplus" across his front, John Howard is in the background and Peter Reith is struggling with barbells labelld `Patrick, waterfront reform, conspiracy, Corrigan, Dubai Alliance' |
Pencil and ink |
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2099 |
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approximately 2003 |
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Mark Latham as an ALP rocket called Missile Defence |
Watercolour and ink |
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2100 |
The goalie |
1 November 2005 |
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Kim Beazley is the ALP goalie and has a large hole through which it is easy to get the balls - John Howard with IR, Tony Abbott with The Pill and Philip Ruddock with Sedition |
Pencil and ink |
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2101 |
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1 November 2005 |
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Philip Ruddock handing out Free Speech leaflets to justify the new sedition laws |
Pencil and ink |
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2102 |
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1 October 2005 |
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Barry Jones is diagnosing Kim Beazley as having Political Anorexia, thereby renewing his attack on the factional system in the Labor Party and questioning how the party can expect to attract and keep members. |
Pencil and ink |
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2103 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Mark Latham dressed in a toga with 6 bloody knives in his back repeatedly saying "et tu .." as Caesar said to Brutus |
Watercolour and ink |
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2104 |
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approximately 2006 |
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Eddie McGuire squirming in his seat on the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire show after he had suggested they bone (sack) Jessica Rowe, supposedly a friend from the Today show |
Watercolour and ink |
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2105 |
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2002 |
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John Howard tramping on a number of cow pats on his farm finds the bull, Tony Windsor, mating his Nationals cow and questions, Who left the xxxx gate open? Alexander Downer thinks Don't look at me .. |
Watercolour and ink |
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2106 |
Fallout |
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John Howard standing in a whirlpool holding an umbrella marked Coalition |
Watercolour and ink |
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2107 |
The messiah |
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Bob Hawke with a beer in his right hand and a smoking gun in his left supposedly being massaged by Blanche (who looks like Bob) and saying that both the others, presumably Mark Latham and Kim Beazley are "stuffed" leaving just him to save the country |
Pencil and ink |
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2108 |
Old growth |
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John Howard is a money tree, Mark Latham has an electric saw with preferences while Bob Brown criticises the money tree that only flowers at times of great stress. This refers to Bob Brown being horrified by Howard's forestry policy |
Pencil and ink |
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2109 |
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between 2004-2005 |
Australian Financial Review |
A bar room brawl between Kerry Packer and Kerry Stokes over TV rights |
Pencil and ink |
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2110 |
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Australian Financial Review |
Five faces of Gareth Evans |
Pencil and ink |
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2111 |
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Paul Keating and a female version of Alexander Downer cavorting on the balcony of Parliament House |
Pencil and ink |
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2112 |
The Barbeque stopper |
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Mark Latham is being barbecued on the spit which is being rotated by John Howard, Alexander Downer is basting him and Peter Costello is holding a plate and a bottle of budget sauce in readiness |
Watercolour and ink |
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2113 |
Rubbery figures |
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Peter Costello lying on a couch wearing a G3-string labelled $2.8 billion talking to the Economy while happy men carrying piles of money for Timor Levy, Health, Tax Cuts and Bush walk one way and dejected ones labelled Business and Interest Rates go the other. Peter says "It's not the size that counts" while the Economy asks, But is it real |
Pencil and ink |
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2114 |
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John Howard standing on a leaking boat while Peter Costello is waist-high in the mirky water labelled THE QUESTION. In the background are a group with placards with varying views on becoming a republic while John says "OK let's make this perfectly unclear" |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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2115 |
Meanwhile in the labour ward |
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Nurse Julia Gillard hands baby Simon Crean to his "mother" Kim Beazley while the doctor congratulates the father, Stephen Conroy |
Pencil and ink |
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2116 |
The digestive system |
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Kay Patterson, Minister for Health in the Howard government after the 2001 election discussing amendments to the private health insurance rebate |
Pencil and ink |
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2117 |
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2002 |
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Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer on a couch together drinking tea with their feet on a pile of bank notes while watchdog Richard Alston in the shape of a dog, is carrying the PAY-TV guide in his mouth |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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2118 |
Cup day winning ... shocking |
1 October 2004 |
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Hamid Karzai voted in as President of Afghanistan as the first democratically elected president celebrating as though at a racetrack |
Pencil and ink |
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2119 |
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Kim Beazley smoking a cigar, Paul Keating and (?Ralph Willis?) at the SCG as part of the Economy XI team waiting to play |
Pencil and ink |
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2120 |
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A Nativity scene with a number of lookalike Suddam Hussains around the sleeping infant. Refers to the beginning of the Iraq War |
Pencil and ink |
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2121 |
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Refers to the beginning of the Iraq War and Australia's position. John Howard is unable to reach the emergency Peacekeeper while Alexander Downer looks on and Richard Dawkins leading the rest of the world says "It's not a question of doing nothing but of who is in the best position to do nothing". |
Pencil and ink |
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2122 |
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John Howard with a copy of the Wik Bill, Peter Costello with the Budget, Tim Fischer with knives from Causley and Katter in his back, Pauline Hanson holding a flag and Philip Ruddock dressed as a pixie. |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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2123 |
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Philip Ruddock lyinig on the ground clutching the Wiki Bill while Tim Fischer and Kim Beazley walk all over him with "Claim" posts |
Pencil and ink |
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2124 |
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The Coalition Marching Band led by John Howard, the drummer (John Moore) tied to his drum, Peter Costello on trumpet and placards for Defense, Badgery's Creek, Oakdale Meat Company, Republic yes or no. |
Pencil and ink |
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2125 |
The Mark of Ziggy |
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Alan Bond and an Aboriginal in jail together, Ziggy Switkowski pinning the Telstra sale on John Howard, while Bronwyn Bishop hrtles down the hill in a wheelchair |
Pencil and ink |
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2126 |
Regime change |
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Tony Blair holding a shotgun and dangling a man clutching a hangman's noose at the end of which is a satchel labelled, Howard |
Pencil and ink |
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2127 |
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Alexander Downer on a boat with Captain James Cook, holding a telescope |
Pencil and ink |
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2128 |
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Philip Ruddock and John Howard in dresses and high heeled shoes jumping together |
Watercolour and ink |
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2129 |
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Unknown man tied to a cross made from knives and forks with a plate behind his head |
Pencil and ink |
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2130 |
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John Howard is pinned to the wall with a large band-aid labelled $1 bn. That's a bloody big band-aid says John as Kim Beazley, hands in pocket, walks past |
Pencil and ink |
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2131 |
Peter Reith |
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Peter Reith grimly trying to prevent falling over a cliff while Meg Lees watches from the top |
Pencil and ink |
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2132 |
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John Howard sporting a deputy badge outside the Marshals Office leaning on a large firearm labelled United State Govt Issue, in a holster labelled, Foreign Policy |
Pencil and ink |
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2133 |
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Peter Costello sitting at John Howard's desk thinking `While the cat's away' while two passers by converse one saying `Trust and tolerance Costello' and the response is `Ironic isn't it' |
Pencil and ink |
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2134 |
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Kim Beazley with a miner's hat, imprisoned in a cage in a mountain side thinking, Where's Shorten when you need him |
Watercolour and ink |
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2135 |
The renovations begin |
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A wooden sculpture of Kim Beazley with a nose labelled factions being viewed by two men one saying `You're right I think it is better without the nose' |
Pencil and ink |
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2136 |
Greetings from Canada |
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A postcard with John Howard looking at an elk and from the mountains in the distance from one peak comes, Boris and another Natasha |
Watercolour and ink |
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2137 |
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Brendan Nelson deep in thought at his desk with an overwhelming IN tray including Jake Kovco's death in Iraq and Seasprite helicopter problems while the OUT tray is empty |
Pencil and ink |
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2138 |
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Peter Costello sporting an AUSTRALIA vest walking briskly |
Pencil and ink |
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2139 |
Meanwhile in Queensland. Beautiful one day and shitty the next |
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Peter Beattie walking on water (Minister for Water) surrounded by drowning ministers who have handed in their resignations |
Pencil and ink |
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2140 |
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Kim Beazley and Kevin Rudd breakfasting on Wheat Bix together, surrounded by empty boxs. Every box contains a free minister and as Rudd shakes it they have "A Downer a Vaile but no Howard again (followed by expletives) Kevvy" from Beazley - though one can see a Howard lurking in the raised box |
Watercolour and ink |
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2141 |
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A boxing ring with Simon Crean holding down John Howard with Peter Costello holding a document headed AGED CARE with Howard suggesting it might be a good time for some aged care |
Pencil and ink |
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2142 |
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Australian Financial Review |
A couple in bed with a copy of the AFR headlined stem cell breakthrough with the woman saying, I've always wanted ethical dilemmas of my own |
Pencil and ink |
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2143 |
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Australian Financial Review |
A man in pyjamas sitting in his armchair surrounded by rats wondering why since he made a deal with one rat, the rat has now begun to multiply |
Pencil and ink |
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2144 |
The umpire |
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A cricket pitch with God holding a cricket ball marked stem cell with the umpire assuring him that it is not tampering with the ball but genetic engineering "and we don't use bottle caps". |
Watercolour and ink |
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2145 |
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An operating theatre with Mark Latham,Simon Crean, Kevin Rudd, Kim Beazley et all receiving surgery and at the time Beazley lost the Labor leadership |
Pencil and ink |
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2146 |
Winners are grinners |
approximately 2004 |
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John Howard at his desk holding an election timetable with papers on National Security and Anti-terrorism on the desk while a dejected Simon Crean walks by |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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2147 |
Landslide |
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Robert Doyle deciding not to stand for the next Victorian election with Ted Baillieu ready to take over but Jeff Kennett contemplating a comeback |
Pencil and ink |
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2148 |
The bottom of the garden scheme |
approximately 2002 |
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Senator Andrew Murray from South Australia digging a grave for Natasha Stott Despoya who lasted 16 months as leader of the Democrats with Meg Lees, former leader on a toadstool looking on. John Howard tells Murray to move it a little to the right |
Pencil and ink |
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2149 |
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Pauline Hanson is a cane toad at the WELCOME TO NSW sign |
Watercolour and ink |
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2150 |
The interim leader |
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man with a baton in the jungle chasing everyone away |
Watercolour and ink |
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2151 |
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A huge cat in a tree grinning at a little girl standing on the ground gazing at it |
Watercolour and ink |
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2152 |
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John Howard and Tony Blair in bed together with Kim Beazley stadiing over them with a lighted candle |
Pencil and ink |
Signed by artist |
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2153 |
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An aged John Howard talking to Kim Beazley who points at Simon Crean saying, His need is greater than mine |
Watercolour and ink |
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2154 |
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Jeff Kennett in the foreground pushing away 6 wealthy businessmen including John Elliott, Baillieu Myer, Hugh Morgan and 3 others |
Pencil and ink |
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2155 |
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Stone age men Alexander Downer and John Hewson creeping up on the dinosaur, John Howard |
Pencil and ink |
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2156 |
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5 vultures sitting together on a rope (I think they are probably businessmen) |
Watercolour and ink |
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2157 |
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Bill Heffernan with John Howard emerging from his backside |
Pencil and ink |
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