Cartoons from the year 1988.

January

• 11th, Facing detention.

    Keywords: The First Fleet, Convicts

February

• 16th, New car?

    Keywords: Road Toll, Hoon
• 17th, Taking advantage of an overlap.

    Keywords: Cricket, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australian Rules Football
• 19th, Just asking!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, Superannuation
• 22nd, What could go wrong?

    Keywords: Barrie John Unsworth, Bob Hawke, Uranium Mining

May

• 10th, It's a new house!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Queen Elizabeth II
• 19th, "Yes, Prime Minister!"

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Australian Broadcasting Comission
• 26th, Making a statement!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Paul Keating

June

• 20th, It's all up, up, up!

    Keywords: Inflation, Interest Rates
• 24th, Watching the squeeze.

    Keywords: Interest Rates, Politicians
• 26th, Have I got a deal for you...

    Keywords: John Cain
• 30th, Taking a stand...

    Keywords: Trade Unions, Bob Hawke, Australian Liberal Party

July

• 22nd, Knock, knock!

    Keywords: John Elliott, Ian Sinclair, Australian Liberal Party Executive

August

• 1st, A visit by Margaret Thatcher.

    Keywords: Margaret Thatcher, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating
• 4th, Howard gets Thatcher's vote.

    Keywords: Margaret Thatcher, John Howard
• 5th, Demonstrations during Thatcher's visit to Australia.

    Keywords: Margaret Thatcher
• 8th, Contemplating a change of image.

    Keywords: Margaret Thatcher, John Howard
• 11th, Generosity in the budget.

    Keywords: John Cain, Rob Jolly
• 15th, Rhetoric and reality.

    Keywords: John Howard, Australian Aboriginals, Buranga Proposal
• 16th, Howard Criticised by Fraser.

    Keywords: Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, John Howard, Gough Whitlam, Sir John Kerr
• 31st, A cert!

    Keywords: Hawthorn Football Club

September

• 12th, Eclipsed!

    Keywords: Collingwood Football Club, Solar Eclipse
• 14th, Boats!

    Keywords: John Howard, Ian Sinclair, John Stone

October

• 3rd, The Seoul Olympics ends, meanwhile...

    Keywords: The Olympic Games, Korea, Jeff Kennett, John Cain
• 14th, Quick question!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard
• 15th, Looking for improvement!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Paul Keating
• 19th, In charge!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, HMS Ark Royal, Nuclear Weapons
• 25th, Expressing an opinion!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Kangaroo, Pensioners
• 28th, Coming through!

    Keywords: John Elliott, John Howard, Andrew Peacock, Carlton Football Club
• 31st, Alternative funding!

    Keywords: Reserve Bank, Interest Rates, Melbourne Cup

November

• 2nd, Saved by the favourite!

    Keywords: The Melbourne Cup, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating
• 11th, Bush defeats Dukakis.

    Keywords: George Bush, Michael Dukakis

December

• 16th, Over?

    Keywords: Yassar Arafat, United Nations, Oslo Accords
• 19th, Imports!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, Trade Deficits, Christmas
• 20th, Facing the change!

    Keywords: Cricket, West Indies, Lynnete Larsen
• 24th, A metaphor for politics.

    Keywords: Cricket, John Cain
• 26th, A farewell to tinnies...

    Keywords: Cricket, Problem Drinking, Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 31st, Help!

    Keywords: Allan Border, Cricket, Frank Worrell Trophy

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