Prime Minister Albanese stands in press release mode his right hand pointer in the air: "WELL... I DON'T HOLD A MISSILE"

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons #Cartoon: Diplomacy #auspol #Auspol2024 #Israel #Gaza #alttext

A dick-headed Dutt on his smart phone. He looks at the screen and sees [our future is unclear] [nuclear] he thinks: STUPID AUTO CORRECT

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons #Cartoon: We’ve all done it #auspol #Dutton #nuclear #alttext

Penny Wong is standing hand on mouth in due consideration of her consultation with the ambassador happening between AU flag & Chinese flag: Xiao Qian says to her "THE PRESIDENT UNDERSTANDS YOUR CONCERNS AND HAS AUTHORISED ME TO CONVEY HIS INDIFFERENCE"

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons #Cartoon: Thanks for coming in #auspol #china #alttext

We see a dick-headed Dutton up to his ears in flood a bit of a dead tree in the background and a little guy sitting on the roof of a house. LIVE: S/E Queensland Opposition leader commits to defunding Environmental Defenders Office

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons ‘Blurgle blarp f’lurgle bloop f’durp’ @PeterDutton_MP My #cartoon #auspol #environment #ClimateCrisis #alttext

LEADER TRAINING Two panes: 1. we see Richard Marles acting as PM at an international doorstop interview: "?" "I'M SORRY, I CAN'T COMMENT ON MATTERS BEFORE THE COURT" 2. "HAGUE...?" "HOLD MY BEER"

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons #Cartoon: When it suits #alttext

David Anderson is seen bringing an armload of jars of coloured sprinkles to the [(ambigram) ABC] breakfast table. A key player, Antoinette Lattouf, is seen sitting on one of his chais, having turned away from a slice of bread on her plate, and is looking it up on her smart phone. YOU CAN SPRINKLE WHATEVER COLOURS YOU LIKE ON IT ... IT'S STILL WHITE BREAD

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons We are one 🎵 My #cartoon #auspol #ABC #alttext

BEHIND THE LINES The year in political cartoons 2023 (We see the kids playing, dressed in fun coloured uniforms, under the revolving balooned ribboned Ozzie clothes hoist, three of the kids are recognisable, red Albo, green Addo, blue Dutto, Albo takes has baseball bat to smash the red yellow green knitted 'roo, Addo puts his hands on the bbb while Dutto grabs at the raining sweets and toys.)

@hudsoncartoons.bsky.social #PatHudson The year in political #cartoon's Get yourself one of these! It's a great collection of some of the best (oh, and there's also some of mine in there) #auspol #Auspol2023 #alttext

Previous prime m̶o̶r̶o̶n̶s̶ ministers Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson are standing/sitting in a complete urban wasteland, in which human life has been obliterated, dressed in their military garbs, hands on their genitalia, making an outward-looking appeal for nothing, in front of an obsessed press crew [PROPS] [PRODUCER] [CREW] [PHOTO] [FINANCE] [CREW] with their tools for recording their visit.

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons My #cartoon #auspol #UKPolitics #Israel #Gaza #ScottyFromPhotoOps #ScottMorrison #BorisJohnson #alttext

AHH EARLY SPRING, WHEN THE FLOWERS BLOOM... different flowers bloom, tree still no leaves THE BIRDS BEGIN TO NEST... a couple of birds building their nest AND ALL CREATURES MINDS TURN TO... two koalas up in the tree with their champagne glasses AAAAAAGHHH the bush is on fire, the birds, the kangaroos, the koalas, the flowers, run for their lives

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons That time of year already? A #cartoon by me #auspol #bushfires #ClimateEmergency #alttext

As YES YES NO NO fall to the tiled floor onto a dishevelled Aboriginal flag she reads to him the XPM's LETTER from the morning rag: WELL, I SUPPOSE OUR LEADERS PUTTING ASIDE THEIR DIFFERENCES TO BRING THE NATION TOGETHER AT A TIME OF POTENTIAL DIVISIVENESS COULD BE... AN eX FACTOR?

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons Leadership My #cartoon #auspol #alttext

We see a line of [red-cross] carriers in the flat desert plain going back to infinity. The first driver is out in front of his truck talking to another: "HOW MUCH FURTHER TO GAZA CITY?" "ACCORDING TO THIS... WE'RE STANDING IN IT"

#PatHudsonCartoons #PatHudson: When the aid gets through; My #cartoon #auspol #gaza #israel #war #HumanitarianCrisis #alttext

They will always be kids... Lots of kids running around, a couple of adults watching on, as one kid closes his eyes: "1... 2..."

They will always be kids... The kid gets to: "8... 9..." as sounds behind him

They will always be kids... The kid gets to: "HERE I COME... READY OR NOT." as some bits fall from the sky

They will always be kids... The kid looks around: to find a complete wasteland, everyone has gone

@hudsoncartoons.bsky.social #PatHudson Cartoon: #gaza #israel #alttext

We are at the airport in Tel Aviv and see Biden standing up top at the front door of the [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA] Air Force One, just arrived. We see his BiBi standing at the end of the red carpet, waving his hands in greeting before we realise that what appears to be carpet is actually blood coming at him from a pool covering the tarmac.

#patHudson Cartoons @phudsonink My #cartoon #USPolitics #Israel #Gaza #Netanyahu #Biden #alttext

A dickhead dutt stands looking at his Aboriginal flagged Australia map wall with his paint stripper in his hand and the map is in complete dishevel. A tiny little proud is beside him self in glee.

#PatHudson @PatHudsonCartoons #Cartoon: #alttext