Cartoon

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Type: Cartoons
Date: 28 January 2001
Materials: Cardboard, Ink
Collection: Alan Moir collection no. 3
Accession number: 2004.0059.0028

Description

Political cartoon with "Moir" signature written in the bottom left corner of the drawing. Hand drawn in black and red ink, yellow pencil and texta on paper. The cartoon depicts John Howard standing before a large board with a very complicated diagram explaining the GST taxation reform. The diagram consists of red arrows, black lines and yellow shaded circles. A caption at the top left side reads "HALLUCI NATION". On the reverse, the artist has written: "28 JAN 2001 / PUBLIC CONFUSION DURING CAMPAIGN OVER / GOVT TAX REFORM (GOVT ALSO RIDICULES / ALP 'SPAGHETTI' POLICY / FRAMEWORK)".

About the collection

The collection consists of 84 original editorial cartoons drawn by Alan Moir. Two of the cartoons were published in the Bulletin 1974-75 and 82 were published in the Sydney Morning Herald between 1986-2004. This collection provides cross section of work from one of Australia's leading political cartoonists, Alan Moir. Moir is the editorial cartoonist for the Sydney Morning Herald and has also worked for The Bulletin and Courier Mail. The collection documents the twists and turns of Federal politics from 1974-75 to 2001-2004. The prime ministerships of Hawke, Keating and Howard all reviewed through Moir's satirical gaze. Major issues covered include the economy, international relations, the introduction of the GST, corporate collapses, the election of Mark Latham as leader of the Labor Party and the second Gulf War.

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