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We have Options!

February 3, 2015 – 5:34 pm
Posted in economics, Political cartoons, social issues
Tagged Australian Options, cartoon, democracy, economics, government services, Middle East, political, social issues
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The Summer edition of Australian Options is out now. ‘Discussions for Social Justice and political change’ with articles on the ACOSS Report on poverty in Australia, growth issues and alternatives, the Middle East and more.

Cartoons are to make you think

January 8, 2015 – 1:18 pm
Posted in Political cartoons, social issues
Tagged cartoonists, cartoons, Charlie hebdo, political, social issues, think
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Flatten your civilisation …

January 8, 2015 – 11:31 am
Posted in not for profit, Political cartoons, social issues
Tagged cartoon, communities, defunding, political, Scott Morrison, social issues, welfare cuts
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Today’s Pro Bono News cartoon. Illustrating that ‘Peak welfare Not for Profits ACOSS and State and Territory Councils of Social Service have issued a collective New Years Resolution for the Federal Government to stop devastating funding cuts to community organisations across Australia’. Read more of the post here.

Clear-eyed realism…

December 13, 2014 – 2:44 pm
Posted in disability, Political cartoons, social issues
Tagged cartoon, disability, disability sector, Mitch Fifield, NDIS, political, social issues
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Regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield said:

“None of us are served – Governments, providers, participants, potential participants, carers – none of us are served by anything other than a clear-eyed realism in relation to the Scheme.”

As posted on the Pro Bono Australia website ‘The “Stressful” State of the Disability Sector – Report’

Here is this fortnight’s NFP-Kneebone cartoon for Pro Bono Australia news.

In an institution – does anyone hear you?

November 27, 2014 – 11:04 am
Posted in disability, Political cartoons, social issues
Tagged abuse in institutions, disability, not for profit, people with disability, political, social issues, Yooralla
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Today’s Pro Bono news cartoon. Abuse of people with disability in institutionalised services was exposed in this week’s 4 Corners – ABC Television program, in particular sexual assault in homes run by Yooralla, one of Australia’s largest disability support organisations. A number of posts on the Pro Bono website give background and more detail of the situation (Independent inquiry call over Yooralla abuse, Yooralla CEO quits, Government rejects Disability Abuse Inquiry).

Too Big to Gaol – The Australian Financial System

November 15, 2014 – 4:53 pm
Posted in economics, economists, Political cartoons, social issues
Tagged Australian financial system, cartoon, economics, G20 summit, political, social issues
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One of the featured Australian Options articles, ‘Too Big to Gaol‘, by Evan Jones, considers the Australian financial system.

G20, can it save the world? – Australian Options spring issue

November 15, 2014 – 4:43 pm
Posted in economics, Political cartoons, social issues
Tagged Australian Options, BRICS, cartoon, climate change, economics, G20, G20 summit, gender gap, political, social issues, Tony Abbott
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G20 in OZ: can it save the world? is the focus of the Spring issue of Australian Options. Topics covered in a wide range of articles include: Australia may be hosting the G20 but it is no G20 leader, the BRICS bank proposal versus the G20, the widening gender pay gap is about to get worse, inequality in Australia, and developing an alternative progressive economic agenda.

The editorial, ‘The unseemly rush to a war without end’, can be read here. To subscribe, go to the website membership page.

Here are a few of the cartoons illustrating this issue.