00:00A second term for Trump, a federal election and a cost-of-living crisis.
00:07Political cartoonists were spoilt for choice in 2025.
00:12And it shows.
00:13There were lots of thrills and spills and romance and heartbreak and strange and surprising
00:18plot twists.
00:19So we thought, ah, cinema might be a pretty good idea for a theme of the year.
00:22That theme, Are We Rolling?
00:25A nod to the fact this year brought a mix of tragedy, drama and comedy.
00:30Capitol Hill had all three.
00:33It was an election year in Australia and that's when political cartoonists come in to the fore.
00:37They love elections and so there's so much focus on domestic politics this year and they've
00:42had a lot to poke fun at.
00:44From Dutton's downfall to Bant being booted and who could forget the Coalition's break-up
00:50and make-up.
00:51The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are in sharp focus.
00:55And plenty of cracks are made at the US President's expense.
00:59Some so good, it's hard not to laugh out loud.
01:03The cartoonists do it in different ways.
01:05Some are very good joke tellers, like they use words very well.
01:08And some are able to just distill everything into a few lines and colours.
01:12The master of the pocket cartoon, Melbourne's Matt Golding, was named Political Cartoonist
01:18of the Year.
01:19The second time he's snagged the title.
01:21To actually be paid to do a job you love, that is the prize.
01:27Every morning you wake up and you get one.
01:29So when this was sort of run through, it's just like a cherry on top.
01:34Behind the lines, a light-hearted trip down a tumultuous memory lane that's well worth
01:39taking.
01:42Oh yeah.
01:43Yeah.
01:45Basically both links in theTHEASTs in the history.
01:47And the wrong way.
01:47And it's it's like a little bit obvious.
02:00I'm not happy that none of you don't have your own
02:03environment.
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