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Peak oil

 

The sharp increase in petrol prices throughout the year gave rise to concerns that global oil production had reached its peak. Many cartoonists were quick to comment on the increased price at the bowser and its impact on the Australian public. Others offered a long term glimpse into a future without fossil fuels.

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You'd have used up all the oil too

Andrew Weldon – The Age, 5 July 2008

A man is swinging his small, smiling baby up in the air above his head. The baby has its arms thrown out and is smiling broadly. The man says, 'What?! Don't look at me that way – you'd have used up all the oil too, if you'd gotten to it first. Sheesh!'