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Travel in Asia, Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, reveals a affectionate admiration for the peoples and lifestyle of this great sunburnt country, this wide brown land. Asians in particular regard us warmly, especially recalcitrant Muslim
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Just another day on #Newstart Image by kind permission of Michael Leunig
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One day when Peter Allen, member for Wallaroo, in S.A. Assembly, was in one of his most eloquent flights, Archibald, of Port Adelaide, got up and asked leave to interrupt. “Does the member for Wallaroo
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While sitting in his favourite corner at the Greenroom Club, Henry Irving* was approached by a member, Watkins by name, who was an acknowledged bore. Watkins slapped him on the shoulder: Ah, Harry, delighted to
Read moreImage by Michael Leunig During the past half century Australians have absorbed their legendry with the quaint fervour of tribal sports fans. A key pillar of this self-adoration is the mighty assertion that our animals
Read moreOh, down at the catching pen an old shearer stands, Grasping his shears in his long bony hands Click goes his shears; click, click, click. Wide are the blows, and his hand is moving quick
Read moreAs The Cigar waded through the stream of anguish, the unfolding tragedy at Kew TGS – Trinity Grammar School’s “Haircutgate” – the hilarity of it all grew unendurable. In this leafy walled garden of Melburnian
Read moreNever get between an Australian Liberal (conservative) and a piece of public property. Behind every Liberal-run government lurk deep pockets and acquisitive eyes with a ready case to make this or that infrastructure “profitable” and
Read moreArtists, cartoonists in particular, are frequently criticised, or their work simply disliked, for an apparent childlike drawing style. Like many, Michael Leunig’s style resembles the rambling intricate but superficially childish “doodlings” of the verteran Bruce
Read moreA battle about renovating Bondi Beach’s pavilion, one of Australia’s most evocative buildings, has ended. It took citizen action, union work bans, and a line-up of well-known Australians to win. Along the way, Waverley’s mayor
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