Stick a fork in the myth of Moderate Mal, it’s done

Posted on February 11, 2017February 11, 2017 by David

Cartoon: PM blames failure of National Electricity Market on renewable energy

The government is trying to blame failures in the National Electricity Market on renewable energy. Ross Gittins sees the sleight of hand; Richard Denniss deploys a nice metaphor using prawns to completely demolish the stage.

Inside Parliament, ministers brandished a lump of coal; outside, Professor Clive Hamilton resigned from the Climate Change Authority. It is “crystal clear that the Government has no interest in sensible climate change policy”:

Letter: Clive Hamilton resigns from the Climate Change Authority

Cartoon: political climate change affecting the Liberal Party

(The Canberra Times, 11 and 7 January 2017 | Gallery of most recent cartoons)

Captain’s kickstarter

Posted on March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by David

Drifting in the polls and facing a fractious crew, the Captain launches his 15 week voyage in search of political authority.

Cartoon: Turnbull prepares a Double Dissolution election

(The Canberra Times, 19 March 2016)

Deflating expectations

Posted on March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 by David

Polling research by Essential finds public perceptions adjusting to the reality of Malcolm Turnbull PM, “a leader that opens up debates then closes them down; who calls for a contest of ideas then slams his opponents with scare campaigns when they engage; who lacks the will to take on his own party on the issues that had previously defined him”.

Cartoon: the Canberra Political Hot Air Balloon Spectacular

(The Canberra Times, 17 March 2016)

Squirrel!

Posted on March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 by David

The ~~Opposition~~ Government has 28 questions for the ~~Government~~ Opposition on its proposed “gumby” tax policy changes to negative gearing.

Cartoon: the Treasurer prepares the 2016 Federal Budget

(The Canberra Times, 14 March 2016)

Clean up in aisle 12

Posted on March 9, 2016March 9, 2016 by David

The head of the Prime Minister’s Department, Martin Parkinson, has been put in charge of the tax package cleanup

Cartoon: Martin Parkinson to co-ordinate government's tax package

(Public Sector Informant, March 2016)

No unicorns

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 by David

The Treasurer says Labor is selling the public “a unicorn” with it’s negative gearing savings (costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office and modeled at the ANU). I was happy to hang up Joe’s ears when he left, but after Mr Morrison’s performance at the National Press Club, the unicorn comment was a gift too hard to pass up.

Cartoon: Treasurer calls Labor tax policy a unicorn

(The Canberra Times, 19 February 2016 | cartoon gallery)

The Treasurer’s approach to the revenue problem

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by David

Cartoon: the government's approach to it's revenue problem
(The Canberra Times, 18 February 2016 | cartoon gallery)

On yer bikes

Posted on February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 by David

Labor rolls out a little more tax policy, this time announcing restrictions on negative gearing.

Cartoon on tax policy
(The Canberra Times, 16 February 2016 | cartoon gallery)

New website

Posted on February 9, 2016February 11, 2016 by David

The first Scratch! Media website was built last century in Notepad (‘Teach Yourself HTML4 in 24 Hours!’). It’s probably time to update it.

Please bear with me while I kick it into shape between daily deadlines. This cartoon outfit is not unlike the government’s tax reform one:

Cartoon of the government's tax reform process

(The Canberra Times, 9 February 2016)

The old site can be found here. And you can find all my recent cartoons in my Canberra Times gallery.

David Pope Cartoons

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