Readers respond to Mark Knight’s controversial depiction of Jacinta Allan.
The honour bestowed on the Herald Sun’s Mark Knight as a Walkley Award-winning cartoonist does not make up for the shortfall in his emotional intelligence in failing to understand the harm that is caused to women when their bodies are “weaponised” . The memory of Australia’s first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, being subjected to the same abuse – as though she was fair political “game” – is not too distant.
At the same time, Joe Hockey labels politicians who shun spending cuts to stay popular as a “cancer in the community” . This is the same former treasurer who used the terms “lifters and leaners”, and waited to leave parliament before calling for changes to negative gearing and superannuation tax breaks.
I hope Jacinta Price and co. will be just as enthusiastic to do something about this actual national division created by and for “choice” as they were about opposing the Voice.Regardless of what the Albanese government’s review finds, little will be done, if anything, to level the playing field of school funding.
All so-called “Christian” schools should follow St Michael’s lead. So should all government schools. It’s time to put an end to this foolish misappropriation of an ancient rite whose meaning has been grossly debauched over time.It’s just over 100 years since bush poet John O’Brien published his gently humorous take on Australian pessimism with its recurring line, “‘We’ll all be rooned,’ said Hanrahan”.
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