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Mark Dixon
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Retired Australian now living in Melbourne (originally from Sydney). Progressive Aussie. Married, two adult sons, one grandson. Supporter of NRL Bulldogs and GWS Giants. Don't Trump at me!
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Mark Dixon @markwdixon.bsky.social · Dec 6
Started life as a Labor supporter. Whitlam's dismissal outraged me at age 14. Labor's backroom deals & regular timidity had me looking for alternatives. Settled on the Greens as the best of a bad lot. Now thinking maybe no party at all is attractive. Feisty intelligent independents the go I reckon.
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Who’s in the room?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Title “Main players in the Liberal Party room net zero meeting.” Subtitles: top left “The moderates” showing Jane Hume, Julian Leeser, Tim Wilson, ? , Melissa Price, Ann Ruston, Andrew Bragg. Centre: “The Leader” Sussan Ley. “The conservative rump” includes James Paterson, ?, Andrew Hastié, ?, Angus Taylor, ?, Sarah Henderson, Dan Tehan, Ted O’Brien, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. Bottom left: “The mining lobby” including rural type in Akubra, business type, Gina Rinehart, type in sunglasses holding cash, anonymous type on phone… Bottom right: “The Advance/Atlas/IPA propaganda units” showing Advance boss, faceless operator, Sky News numpty, glamorous influencer, sponsored nuclear whizz-kid
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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agnessmack.bsky.social
Amy Remeikis on Gough:
Lost in that analysis, and the lessons not learnt, is that we have his legacy because he didn’t bend. Because he knew that to compromise, to give in, would mean nothing ever changed.

Politics 101: Learning the wrong lesson every time www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Australian politics 101: Getting the lessons wrong every time
If one thing is true for all mainstream political parties, it’s that they will always learn the wrong lessons.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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The art of the possible- my #Mamdani cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How Mamdani broke the Democrat machine | Fiona Katauskas
Will they listen to his message?
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Joyless.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Doorstop. Reporter to Sussan Ley: “Ms Ley, you claim that you yourself were once a punk.” Sussan Ley, wearing a t-shirt with”NO JOY, JUST DIVISION”, says, “Yes, but I didn’t inhale.”
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Environmental protection?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Three frames. 1. Larissa Waters behind box marked ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION & BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT, saying, “I don’t like it because it doesn’t prioritise the environment.” 2. Sussan Ley behind same box saying, “I don’t like it because it doesn’t prioritise business.” 3. Murray Watt, holding box turned on its side to show its empty, looking through it, saying, “Looks good to me.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Penny Wong accidentally saying the quiet bit out loud - for Labor the US relationship is more important than the Australian environment. Who do this lot think they work for?
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
October 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
markwdixon.bsky.social
I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Strong environment laws stop new coal and gas! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/strong_envir...
✍️ PETITION: Strong environment laws stop new coal and gas
The Australian public voted for a climate majority at the last election, and we want strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas.
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Scale.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Scale. On one side of scale, weighing heavily, a small gold weight marked “OCT 7 2023”. On the other side, much lighter, a huge bag (of sand?) marked “EVERY DAY SINCE.”
October 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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just-jack-1.bsky.social
Canada vs. America
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Canaries.
My @smh cartoon.
Two scenes. 1: advisor to Albo at his desk: “Sir, I must inform you that our canaries-in-the-coal-mines of climate change, transparency, accountability and social equity are all looking sickly…” PM: “Hmm…” Scene 2: Albo at a lectern with press around: “…and that’s why my government is proud to announce the development of a new SUPER BREED of canaries…”
October 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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October 7, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Crash and blame.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Blue ute crashed into tree roadside, smoke rising from crumpled car bonnet.. Policeman with notebook attending. Driver Peter Dutton in red cap points to Andrew Hastié behind him in back seat saying “He was passenging recklessly.”
October 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.

Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.

Our duty is to stand up to brutality.

Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
October 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Pump it up.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Two frames. Both show couple outside building with AUCTION sign looking at brochure. Frame 1: Person one says, “It’s perfect, but we’ll never be able to afford it.” Person two says, “But the govt’s first homebuyers’ assistance scheme means we only need a 5% deposit…” Frame 2: person one says, “The same 5% the price went up since the last time we said we’d never be able to afford it?”
October 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
These so-called "DEMOCRAT AGENCIES"...

-Ensure our food is safe to eat
-Keep our air and water clean
-Alert us to natural disasters
-Protect us from financial fraud and scammers

Remember what Trump is actually attacking.
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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logicallyjc.bsky.social
So much chaos, just to protect monsters in the Epstein files.
October 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
markwdixon.bsky.social
No surprise. Trump leading America down a dead end road.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Fusion-power deal heralds beginning of next great energy transition
China is driving hard to supplant the US in this new military industrial complex, and has already achieved leadership in electric vehicles, batteries, drones and renewable energy.
www.abc.net.au
September 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Car crash.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Scene is outside the UN building entrance (on the right). A couple of flags in the foreground (France and Europe)) Trump getting blithely out of presidential car approaching entrance. Behind him, multiple car pile-up caused by his car with cars marked UN, CLIMATE, DEMOCRACY, GAZA. Security guards at entrance, one says to other: “Maybe it’s time they take away his keys…”
September 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Lifeblood.
My @smh cartoon.
Single frame. Hospital room. Injured, gaunt child in bed, centre. Palestinian flag at end of bed. Left, noticeboard patient notes on wall: “Patient #xxx - minor/displaced/orphan/starving/wounded/trauma.” Albanese attaching blood transfusion bag marked RECOGNITION onto stand - with tube attached to patient’s arm. Right: curtain beside bed, behind which, hiding but visible to us, Sussan Ley holding large pair of scissors.
September 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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I have made petition to Australian #Parliament seeking #Referendum to add Preamble to #Constitution setting out our national values. Need your support. Please click below, read preamble & sign. www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/.... Need at least 1000 signatures covering all States. Thanks for your help.
e-petitions
e-petitions
www.aph.gov.au
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.
September 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Sensible?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Title: “Down in the sensible centre.” Cross section of ground, big hole in the middle. Left, in green (could be Larissa Waters) woman says “CLIMATE ACTION NOW”. Right, in high viz vest, could be Matt Canavan says “CLIMATE ACTION NEVER”. In the middle, at the bottom of the hole, in high viz, shovelling coal, Albo says “CLIMATE ACTION JUST AS SOON AS WE’VE FINISHED DIGGING THIS STUFF UP.”
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM