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The campaign

 

After a drawn-out waiting period, the federal election was finally called in mid-October. For cartoonists, the campaign built on a range of issues that had been on the political agenda for most of the year, albeit intensified by an array of slick, highly staged media events and political spin.

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Democracy

Bruce Petty — The Age, 2007

Cartoon of John Howard on stage as a one-man band, playing a tuba-like instrument with 'democracy' as a central black hole whilst the rest of the contraption spouts out 'How to vote' cards and slogans including 'Trust me'.