Kym Chapple
@kymtje.bsky.social
Sunrises and system change. she/her #joinyourunion ๐ต๐ธ
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Very sad to share the news of this legend of Australian political cartooning, and art. Dear Jon Kudelka has died, and we will be the poorer and more dull for his passing.
Sending love and condolences to his family.
What a legacy of scorching wit and joyful capturing of life he leaves.
Sending love and condolences to his family.
What a legacy of scorching wit and joyful capturing of life he leaves.
Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Award-winning Tasmanian artistโs work was published by The Australian, The Saturday Paper and The Hobart Mercury
Jon Kudelka, the Australian political cartoonist, has died at the age of 53.
His wife Margaret Kudelka announced the news in a statement on Tuesday: โWe are sad to tell you that our beloved, brilliant Jon Kudelka died peacefully in South Hobart on Sunday afternoon, surrounded by his family and friends.โ Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Very sad to share the news of this legend of Australian political cartooning, and art. Dear Jon Kudelka has died, and we will be the poorer and more dull for his passing.
Sending love and condolences to his family.
What a legacy of scorching wit and joyful capturing of life he leaves.
Sending love and condolences to his family.
What a legacy of scorching wit and joyful capturing of life he leaves.
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Utterly devastating. Jon Kudelka was so good and so compassionate and so funny.
*Nobody* skewered the Albanese government better.
Rest easy, Jon ๐
*Nobody* skewered the Albanese government better.
Rest easy, Jon ๐
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Utterly devastating. Jon Kudelka was so good and so compassionate and so funny.
*Nobody* skewered the Albanese government better.
Rest easy, Jon ๐
*Nobody* skewered the Albanese government better.
Rest easy, Jon ๐
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Remembering Job Kudelka, his greatest one line single panel
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Remembering Job Kudelka, his greatest one line single panel
We're all in mourning today. An incredibly funny and big hearted and big brained man so many of us were lucky to come to know online. Go well mate x
Vale to an amazing man and legendary, brilliant cartoonist.
The cartooning community is in mourning today.
The cartooning community is in mourning today.
Cartoonist Jon Kudelka has passed away, his wife Margaret has confirmed.
www.facebook.com/margaret.kud...
www.facebook.com/margaret.kud...
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We're all in mourning today. An incredibly funny and big hearted and big brained man so many of us were lucky to come to know online. Go well mate x
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In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
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Thanks to your support, our full-page ad is in todayโs Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Over 1,000 Jews and thousands of allies have signed our open letter to say that Israeli President Isaac Herzog is not welcome here.
Help us spread the word!
Help us spread the word!
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Thanks to your support, our full-page ad is in todayโs Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Over 1,000 Jews and thousands of allies have signed our open letter to say that Israeli President Isaac Herzog is not welcome here.
Help us spread the word!
Help us spread the word!
Hartcher says donโt worry heโs just a symbolic figurehead - surely the commentariat know that inviting someone who symbolizes genocide is bad too??
February 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Hartcher says donโt worry heโs just a symbolic figurehead - surely the commentariat know that inviting someone who symbolizes genocide is bad too??
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Well, unity seems to be emerging - almost everyone is against the visit.
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Well, unity seems to be emerging - almost everyone is against the visit.
It was totally fine no ragrets
February 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
It was totally fine no ragrets
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Cost of living is rising in Australia โ but migrants are not the cause.
โMigration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.โ - Matt Grudnoff
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-population-growth-driving-the-housing-crisis-heres-the-reality/
โMigration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.โ - Matt Grudnoff
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-population-growth-driving-the-housing-crisis-heres-the-reality/
February 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Cost of living is rising in Australia โ but migrants are not the cause.
โMigration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.โ - Matt Grudnoff
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-population-growth-driving-the-housing-crisis-heres-the-reality/
โMigration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.โ - Matt Grudnoff
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-population-growth-driving-the-housing-crisis-heres-the-reality/
Pretty high stakes morning for a long run ๐ซฃ
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Pretty high stakes morning for a long run ๐ซฃ
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PSA: You can opt out of the face screening camera at airport security BUT you have to tell them before they scan your ID. When you walk up say "I'd like to opt out of the facial recognition screening."
Brought to you by security refusing to let me opt out "because you already gave us your ID." ๐
Brought to you by security refusing to let me opt out "because you already gave us your ID." ๐
February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
PSA: You can opt out of the face screening camera at airport security BUT you have to tell them before they scan your ID. When you walk up say "I'd like to opt out of the facial recognition screening."
Brought to you by security refusing to let me opt out "because you already gave us your ID." ๐
Brought to you by security refusing to let me opt out "because you already gave us your ID." ๐
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holy shit, you mean to tell me that people were committing crimes with the thing whose single use case is crime
Iโm sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
holy shit, you mean to tell me that people were committing crimes with the thing whose single use case is crime
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in the nato alphabet her name is charli xray charlie xray
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
in the nato alphabet her name is charli xray charlie xray
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Parliament is back, and while you were sleeping @amyremeikis.bsky.social was two coffees into the day already
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Liberals, Nationals abort leadership moves amid talent deficit, reserve bank tipped to raise rates.
Parliament officially returns for 2026 with the Nationals and Liberals still in turmoil and unable to agree on a new leader, while One Nation continues to establish itself as the new conservative forc...
live.thepoint.com.au
February 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Parliament is back, and while you were sleeping @amyremeikis.bsky.social was two coffees into the day already
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
Iโm going to start putting pineapple on my pizza
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Iโm going to start putting pineapple on my pizza
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Talk about a wolf in sheepโs clothing - during the last election the former Liberal MP (in my seat) Jason Falinski fronted what he called a grassroots movement to attack Teal MPs who advocate climate action - turns out it was entirely funded by the Coal Industry.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Exclusive Brethren members, Gina Rinehart donate to right-wing group Advance
Clive Palmer was Australiaโs biggest political donor, pouring $53 million into his failed campaign, while Coal Australia donated millions to third-party โgrassrootsโ campaigns.
www.smh.com.au
February 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Talk about a wolf in sheepโs clothing - during the last election the former Liberal MP (in my seat) Jason Falinski fronted what he called a grassroots movement to attack Teal MPs who advocate climate action - turns out it was entirely funded by the Coal Industry.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
AI is so good for productivity if by productivity you mean facilitating the descent into fascism and the war on trans people
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
AI is so good for productivity if by productivity you mean facilitating the descent into fascism and the war on trans people
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We actually donโt have to respect anything to do with this grotesque war criminal or the rogue foreign state he represents.
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 AM
We actually donโt have to respect anything to do with this grotesque war criminal or the rogue foreign state he represents.
Ticket inspectors Randwick tram 715am is brutal
January 31, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Ticket inspectors Randwick tram 715am is brutal
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The way Albanese is talking, you would think Herzog invited himself to Australia
January 31, 2026 at 8:03 AM
The way Albanese is talking, you would think Herzog invited himself to Australia
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So, it's really ALL of them, isn't it
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 AM
So, it's really ALL of them, isn't it
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Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.