Cartoons
Political cartoonist of the year? ‘You must be joking’
Megan Herbert has been crowned Australian political cartoonist of the year for her work, which appears regularly in this masthead.
- by Karl Quinn
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A simple guide to time travel and a farewell from a household name
Michael Leunig has filed his final cartoon for the readers of The Age. For nostalgia’s sake, we went and found his first.
- by Patrick Elligett
Bluey tackles the housing crisis in highly anticipated, 28-minute long episode
What did we learn about the future of one of Australia’s most beloved TV families? Could a Bluey film be on the horizon?
- by Thomas Mitchell
800 million and growing: Why everyone wants a piece of the anime action
The market for animation from Japan is booming. And with a worldwide audience tipped to reach 1 billion, everyone wants to get in on the act.
- by Karl Quinn
Best of cartoons, January 15, 2024
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
Why Homer Simpson is no longer strangling Bart
After 35 seasons of The Simpsons, a recurring joke has finally worn thin.
- by Andrew Buncombe
Bruce Petty, cartoonist, sculptor and Oscar winner, dies aged 93
Renowned as one of the country’s leading political cartoonists, Bruce Petty has died after a long illness.
- by Karl Quinn
Social media giants pull One Nation satire video over voter fraud claims
TikTok and Facebook removed the video, which is part of One Nation’s edgy but widely popular Please Explain series, for breaching their election misinformation policies.
- by Nick Bonyhady