A brilliant analogy of what happens to ideas for change in the Liberal Party, particularly good is: "The rest are trapped by man-made emissions . . ." #meganherbert #womeninpolitics

A giant Tanya is sitting embracing a giant koala on the [ROAD TO RENEWABLES]. The blue and white sign in front of the giants is [TANYA'S BIG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LEGISLATION] Behind is a green prison type tall external wall with razor wires at the top that blocks the [ROAD] with environment visible over the fence. There is a red carpeted entrance beside the giants that gives key persons access into the wall with red and gold sign: [COAL AND GAS V.I.P ENTRANCE]. Minister Chris Bowen is holding his [BIG WIND AND SOLAR PLANS]. He is beside himself: "I ANTICIPATED OBSTACLES BUT NOT LIKE THIS..."

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert The Big Regulatory Holdup. My #cartoon in today's @theage and @smh #alttext

Four panes: 1. WORRYING EVERY MOMENT... (she waves at her kids and they wave back as they enter the SCHOOL 2. ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING... (she stands at the colesworth counter as the cost sours 3. AND THE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE... (she reads the NOTICE: Our premiums have gone up, and looks it up on the desktop and on the phone 4. IN GAZA (she and her partner sit in an embrace watching as human life is completely annihilated

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert The cost of living, a story of relativity. My #cartoon for the @smh #alttext

OUTMODED REGIONAL POWER STRUCTURE FLATTENED UNDER THE WEATHER REQUIRING URGENT UPGRADE We are way out west where the high-voltage electrical grid system transmission tower has fallen over and the mangled metal grids defines a human body that suggests it has no future.

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert Not fit for purpose. My #cartoon in today’s @theage #alttext

We are on the road across the park leading to Federal Parliament. The deep blue four wheel drive king cab ute races past our student kid on his pushbike carrying his enormous [HECS REPAYMENTS $$$$] backpack. Ute driver holds up his $ bag yelling "BACKBONE OF THE ECONOMY, COMING THROUGH!" >"BLURP!>"BLURP! the ute says. signs on the back tub tray: PETROLEUM RESOURCE RENT TAX. ute numberplate [BIG-CO2] The CO2 goes up into the face of the bike rider COUGH! COUGH!

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert An easy ride for some. My #cartoon in today's @theage and @smh. #alttext

Her hand has lifted ten flaps on the Christmas card offered to her by the picture of Jerusalem, each revealing an incoming bomb. What appears to be the star of David is actually a projectile exploding in the night sky to deliver its cluster. Other projectiles are happening too. Her hand is about to lift the flap of the couple with their child in a manger, and we know...

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert Advent of war. My #cartoon in today’s @theage and @smh #alttext

HISTORY REPEATING Young man in suit with his flare trousers holds up his placard: [ NO* ] [ VIETNAM ] [ WAR! ] *peace Daddy walks past with his kid "GO BACK TO SCHOOL". Young girl in green school inform holds up sign on stick: [ NO WMD ] [ NO* ] [ GULF WAR! ] *peace Daddy walks past with his kid "GO BACK TO SCHOOL". Young person holds up his/her placard: [ GAZA ] [ CEASE FIRE ] [ NOW! ] Mummy walks past with her kid "GO BACK TO SCHOOL".

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert: Lessons never learned. My #cartoon in today’s @theage and @smh #alttext

Memories of the kids having fun playing with their little plane flying as a drone and a little girl blowing bubbles; the low sun now shining on them casts a huge shadow which depicts them in distress, the plane is now flying over them with bombing suggesting clouds of white phosphorus coming down on them.

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert Shadows of their former selves. My #cartoon in today’s @theage and @smh

HUMAN RIGHTS = dove flies with an olive branch in its beak, water bottle with two drops falling, family inside house, bread outside HUMAN WRONGS = plane, huge bomb and two bombs dropping from plane, house with its roof gone, parents with dead kids, blood on floor, pile of dead bodies outside

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert Rights and wrongs. My #cartoon in today's @theage and @smh #alttext

Two black persons sitting in the dark of twilight as the red sky takes over from the yellow sun. He has arm around and his hand on his kid's arm. He is reading his list: [ V̶O̶I̶C̶E̶ ] [ TRUTH ] [TREATY ]

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert@ To do.
My #cartoon in today’s @theage and @smh #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #auspol #alttext

We see a march of the NO campaign going past, their placards reading ["IT'S TOO COMPLICATED" NO] [ANTI GOVT. NO] [TREATY BEFORE VOICE NO] ["IT'S A LEFT WING CONSPIRACY!" NO] [SACRED & UNCERTAIN NO] [TOO LAZY TO LOOK IT UP NO] [NAZI NO] [PROGRESSIVE NO] [LIBERAL NO] [UNSURE NO] [PERSONAL POLITICAL GAIN NO] [IT SHOULD HAVE JUST BEEN ABOUT RECOGNITION NO] [CAUTIOUS NO] ["IT DOESN'T AFFECT ME" NO] Megan's analysis follows: A NO BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A NO. NO RECOGNITION. NO VOICE. NO PROGRESS. VOTING YES IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE. (heart)

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert@ #cartoon: YES is an opportunity for progress. YES is an embrace. YES is a smile. YES is a chance to close the gap. VOTE YES. #VoteYes2023 #alttext

NOT EVERY PERSON WHO VOTES 'NO' IS RACIST. BUT EVERY RACIST PERSON WILL BE VOTING 'NO. A page ripped from the wire spine work book: 'YES' VOTERS - Indigenous Australians - Non-Indigenous Australians - Labor voters - Liberal voters - Old people - Young people - Wealthy people - Poor people 'NO' VOTERS - Indigenous Australians - Non-Indigenous Australians - Labor voters - Liberal voters - Old people - Young people - Wealthy people - Poor people - Racists

#MeganHerbert @meganjherbert@ #cartoon #VoteYes23 #alttext