Cartoons from the year 1986.

February

• 3rd, Improvement?

    Keywords: Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, P. W. Bothe, Apartheid
• 12th, A new Speaker of the House.

    Keywords: Joan Child, Women in Politics
• 14th, Pursued by the mob!

    Keywords: Paul Keating, Bob Hawke
• 20th, Dealing with dissent...

    Keywords: John Howard, Ferdinand Marcos
• 27th, Reality knocks.

    Keywords: The Phillipines, The EDSA Revolution, Ferdinand Marcos, Corizon Aquino, Ronald Reagan

March

• 12th, On being difficult...

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Australian Medical Association, Medicare
• 18th, Halley's Comet arrives.

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Halley's Comet
• 19th, A problem with waste!

    Keywords: John Howard
• 26th, Showdown...

    Keywords: Muammar al-Gaddafi, The United States

April

• 8th, Of cars and chemicals...

    Keywords: The Road Toll, Drug Addiction
• 9th, A second term for Bob Hawke

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Halley's Comet
• 11th, Industrial strife.

    Keywords: Australian Union Movement, Halley's Comet
• 15th, Trouble between the U.S. and Libya.

    Keywords: United States of America, Libya, Halley's Comet
• 16th, Shiner.

    Keywords: Adolf Hitler, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Berlin Discotheque Bombing
• 17th, Bob Hawke's second visit to the U.S.

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Ronald Reagan, Halley's Comet
• 29th, Not so fighting words...

    Keywords: Muammar al-Gaddafi, President Ronald Reagan

June

• 17th, Capturing the public mood.

    Keywords: John Howard, Andrew Peacock
• 18th, Demonstrations on S. A. Apartheid in Canberra.

    Keywords: Apartheid, Australian Indigenous Peoples

July

• 1st, The '86 Census.

    Keywords: 1986 Census, Poverty
• 10th, Looking for a deal!

    Keywords: Petrol Pricing, Fringe Benefits Tax
• 16th, Taking advantage.

    Keywords: John Cain, Horse Racing
• 17th, Stealing the thread.

    Keywords: Magaret Thatcher, Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, South Africa
• 22nd, No contest!

    Keywords: Norman May, Commonwealth Games, Australian Swimmers
• 24th, Lucky!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Welfare, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson
• 25th, A Banana Republic.

    Keywords: Paul Keating, Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, Bob Hawke, Banana Republic, John Laws

August

• 15th, Sugar sales to China.

    Keywords: Ronald Reagan, Bob Hawke
• 20th, A Budget impression...

    Keywords: Paul Keating, Bob Hawke, Australian Federal Budget

September

• 2nd, A challenge!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Industrial Relations
• 29th, Good news for everyone!

    Keywords: AFL Grand Final, Hawthorn Football Club, Carlton Football Club, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating
• 30th, A birthday treat!

    Keywords: Sir David James Martin, Royal Australian Navy

October

• 6th, Introducing drag?

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Agricultural Subsidies, Australian Export Trade
• 10th, Not likely!

    Keywords: Fringe Benefits Tax, Royal Australian Navy, Nuclear Disarmanent

November

• 3rd, Really!

    Keywords: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Bob Hawke
• 4th, Looking for a tip!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, The Melbourne Cup
• 4th, A new board member!

    Keywords: At Talaq, Melbourne Cup
• 18th, Batting advice!

    Keywords: Bob Hawke, John Howard, Cricket
• 20th, Nurses' strike

    Keywords: Nurses' Strike, Beer Strike, Power Shortages, Doctors
• 27th, Communications Breakdown between Pentagon and Whitehouse.

    Keywords: Ronald Reagan

December

• 1st, Reagan attempts to downplay arms scandal.

    Keywords: Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Iran-Contra Affair
• 3rd, Getting advice from your elders.

    Keywords: Cricket, Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke
• 8th, Beer back on

    Keywords: Nurses' Strike, Beer Strike, Power Shortages, Hospitals
• 17th, Iran-Contra scandal has its first casualty.

    Keywords: Iran-Contra Affair, William Casey, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev
• 18th, AWOL US Marine turns himself in Australia.

    Keywords: Douglas Beane, Iran-Contra Affair, Ronald Reagan
• 19th, US Marine controversy continues.

    Keywords: Douglas Beane
• 19ath, Reagan forced to defend North.

    Keywords: Iran-Contra Affair, Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Douglas Beane
• 23rd, It's not the holiday season for everyone!

    Keywords: Father Christmas, Shopping Hours
• 30th, A broader search!

    Keywords: Cricket
• 31st, Timberrr...!

    Keywords: Cricket, Bob Hawke, Logging
• 31st, The footy widows.

    Keywords: Australian Rules Football, The Anti-football League

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