A licence to mock: political cartoons - National Museum of Australia
A licence to mock: political cartoons - National Museum of Australia
A licence to mock: political cartoons - National Museum of Australia
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How car<strong>to</strong>onists present their own ideas and valuesYou will have noticed that the car<strong>to</strong>onists allhad a different approach <strong>to</strong>wards the Cronullasituation, though they all had a similar attitude<strong>to</strong>wards it.Car<strong>to</strong>onists, however, do not always have asimilar attitude <strong>to</strong>wards an issue. Sometimesthey use an issue <strong>to</strong> pursue their own agendasor <strong>political</strong> ideas.Here is an example <strong>of</strong> an issue where thereare contrasting responses by two car<strong>to</strong>onists.During 2006 the <strong>Australia</strong>n Governmentpursued a policy <strong>of</strong> making <strong>Australia</strong>n his<strong>to</strong>rycompulsory in schools.Look at the car<strong>to</strong>ons and answer the questionsthat follow.Car<strong>to</strong>on 7 draws on a famous portrait <strong>of</strong> theexplorer, Captain James Cook. In it, PrimeMinister Howard is presented as James Cook.Car<strong>to</strong>on 7Matthew Davidson, Howard’s his<strong>to</strong>ry, The Age, 2006Car<strong>to</strong>on 8Bruce Petty, Stand alone, The Age, August 2006© <strong>National</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> and Ryebuck Media Pty Ltd 2007 19
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