Tony Abbott
In 2011 Tony Abbott, the Leader of the Opposition, continued the ferocious campaigning style he had perfected during the 2010 election campaign. Opposing the government on every issue, Abbott sought to undermine its credibility. He repeatedly questioned whether the Labor Party had a mandate to govern and constantly attacked Gillard for reversing her position on introducing a carbon tax. Throughout the year cartoonists focused on the motivation behind Abbott’s strategy of relentless opposition.
Tony Potter
Matt Adams, The Canberra Times,
Keep Nodding
Glen Le Lievre, The Sydney Morning Herald,
Wrecking Ball
Mark Knight, Herald Sun,
Keep the Boats Coming
Alan Moir, The Sydney Morning Herald,
Descending Order
Ward O'Neill, The Australian Financial Review,
Oppose Gravity
Matt Golding, The Sunday Age,
Talking It Up
John Spooner, The Age,
Abbott on Minerals Under Farmland
Peter Nicholson, The Australian,