INKCINCT Cartoons General and Social

Social, General & Environmental
Cartoons on social, general and environmental matters. They usually
have no specific link to Australia or any other region of the Globe.

2008-485 21Aug08 Going for Olympic gold.
Huge financial rewards from sponsorship
deals for competitors who win gold medals.
2008-455 7Aug08 Economic lion tamer.
Difficulty in controlling inflation.
2008-469 14Aug08 America and Russia finally agree.
Both Russia and America's willingness to use military
force but quick to condemn others using military force.
2008-454 7Aug08 Man does not live by bread alone.
High cost of groceries.
2008-441 1Aug08 Economic fortune teller.
Subprime mortgage market woes.
2008-435 30July08 Economy still going fast.
Esoteric look at the world economic slowdown.
2008-422 24July08 Easy to get a home loan.
Economic musings in light of so many people defaulting on home loans in recent times.
2008-420 23July08 Fuelling the inflation fire.
Rising inflation rate primarily fuelled by the rapidly rising price of petrol.
2008-416 22July08 Man climbs back into the trees.
An somewhat esoteric look at impending rising sea levels due to global warming.
2008-411 18July08 CCTV Big Brother is watching you.
Lighter comment on the widespread rollout of CCTV.
2008-387 11July08 Greenhouse emission reduction targets.
Most countries that have set greenhouse are failing to meet them.
2008-383P 10July08 The disappearing cash in the wallet trick.
Pocket cartoon that went with AAP article on the rapidly rising price of petrol.
2008-371 7July08 The water allocation Scales of Justice.
The water allocation process is often not fair.
2008-372 7July08 Nouvelle cuisine.
Soaring world food prices.
2008-369 4July08 Officialdom responding to global warming.
Inadequate response by most governments to global warming.
2008-361 1July08 Carbon emissions trading scheme graph.
Confusion and indecision about how to set up a carbon emissions trading scheme.
2008-352 27June08 Different views of the world.
The economy is not everything.
2008-351 27June08 Sports star mirror.
The rosy image that many sports stars have of themselves.
2008-347 25June08 Future vehicle transport.
Rising price of petrol causing economic hardship for
most and massive profits for oil producing countries.
2008-345P 24June08 Super environmentally friendly petrol.
Pocket cartoon that went with AAP story on Caltex calling for people to use less petrol.
2008-328 18June08 Charting Peak Oil.
Musing on the practical impact of Peak Oil on motorists.
2008-319 13June08 Modern vacuum cleaners.
High price of petrol a great strain on many people.
2008-317 12June08 The piercing look.
Body piercing by teenagers and the generation gap.
2008-316 11June08 Retrospectively fitted hybrid car.
Petrol electric hybrid cars.
2008-309 6June08 Signs that the price of petrol is beginning to bite.
Rising price of petrol beginning to bight economically.
2008-298 2June08 The new Cold War.
Global warming expressed as a reference to the Cold War.
2008-297 2June08 The lost tribe's first contact with civilization.
Alleged discovery of a lost tribe in the Amazon and censorship of art.
2008-293 30May08 When art was strictly censored.
A look at art and censorship in general.
2008-288 28May08 Desert islands.
Speculating on the future for motorists without an abundant oil supply.
2008-272V 22May08 The Scales of Justice today.
Greed creating a very unjust world.
2008-259 16May08 Cloud over solar power.
The powerful coal lobby allegedly stifling the emerging solar power industry.
2008-270 21May08 Not sure about global warming.
Denial about global warming despite overwhelming evidence.
2008-251 14May08 Department of spin.
Dig at the ubiquitous government spin doctors.
2008-232 6May08 Pegging down inflation.
Inflation still rising despite efforts to reign it in.
2008-227 5May08 Treasure map today.
Water becoming increasingly valuable.
2008-219 1May08 The globe isn't warming.
Global warming and the cooling of the economy.
2008-212 28April08 Modern binge drinker.
A look at how long binge drinking has been a part of society.
2008-207 24April08 Safe investments today.
String of investment companies going broke but not before
directors had syphoned money off into their own accounts.
2008-198 21April08 Environmental campaigns.
Government dragging it's feet when tackling environmental problems.
2008-205 23April08 Protest free Olympic torch relay.
Beijing Olympic torch relay dogged by incessant protests.
2008-190 18April08 The economy still growing rapidly.
The faltering economy and rising levels of obesity.
2008-186 16April08 Fill her up?!!
Biofuels made from food crops reducing food stocks available to third World countries.
2008-182 15April08 Market forces in the Third World.
Unrest in many Third World countries over rising food prices.
2008-176 14April08 Socially responsible poker machine.
The destructive power of poker machines on the social fabric.
2008-161 7April08 Celebrity sportsman's podium.
Notorious celebrity sportsmen being rewarded for their misbehaviour with lucrative media deals.
2008-157 4April08 Mother nature.
Musing that Mother Nature might be harsh and unforgiving rather than nurturing.
2008-152 3April08 Reality TV today.
Global warming causing widespread drought.
2008-151 2April08 The real estate market that is cooling.
Falling Real estate markets and global warming.
2008-145 1April08 Successful loan applicant today.
Banks giving loans to high risk applicants.
2008-106 4Mar08 Reading about housing affordability.
Soaring cost of housing forcing people onto the streets.
2008-125 17Mar08 A crash diet today.
Esoteric look at the obesity epidemic in affluent countries.
2008-120 13Mar08 The tortoise and hare and fox race.
First home buyers being priced out of the housing market by investors.
2008-109 5Mar08 Interest rates bowling balls.
Rising interest rates increasing the bankruptcy rate.
2008-102 4Mar08 Mr. Home Loan at the interest rate rises dentist.
Succession of interest rate rises causing a lot of pain for people with home loans.
2008-098 1Mar08 Modern horror story.
Housing affordability plummeting to a point that most young people can't afford to buy a home.
2008-080 22Feb08 Responding to global warming today.
Esoteric look at obesity and global warming.
2008-068 18Feb08 Different levels of exposure.
Quirky look at exposure to the subprime mortgage market.
2008-062P 14Feb08 Woman who hates Valentine's Day.
Pocket cartoon that went with article on Valentine's Day.
2008-043 8Feb08 You lot will have to tighten your belts.
Whenever there is an economic downturn it is the
people who can least afford it who suffer the most.
2008-031 4Feb07 Clear mountain spring water.
Look at the marketing of bottled spring water as fresh and
natural when it is in fact just another product made in a factory.
2008-036 5Feb08 Raising interest rates.
Governments' risk a voter backlash when interest rates are on the rise.
2008-025P 31Jan08 French slow food.
Pocket cartoon that went with an article on the Slow Food movement.
2008-022 30Jan08 Superannuation nest egg.
Stock market plunge wiping a lot of value of Super Funds.
2008-012 25Jan08 The annual economic cycle.
Quirky look at the economic cycle.
2008-013 25Jan08 Tidal fluctuations based on the Stock Market.
Esoteric look at the current Stock Market instability.
2008-004 22Jan08 Inflation and the economy.
The damaging effect of high inflation on the economy.
2008-002 21Jan08 Dangerous times for investors.
Subprime mortgage crisis and stock market plunge.
2007-692 Aussie spirit of Christmas.
Have a great Christmas, Hanukkah and Eid-al-Adha.
2007-775 14Dec07 Failing sex education.
Wry look at the importance of sex education.
2007-783 17Dec07 Exposed to the sub prime mortgage market.
The impact of the sub prime mortgage market collapse on small investors.
2007-763 10Dec07 Greenhouse gas reduction target.
The world falling well short of greenhouse gas reduction targets.
2007-759 7Dec07 Future Christmas tree?
Climate change causing dryer conditions in many parts of the world.
2007-754 5Dec07 The democratic process in some countries.
Military control of the democratic process becoming
increasingly common in some parts of the world.
2007-741 30Nov07 Answer - A protest movement.
A look at the controversy that surrounds the genetic modification of food.
2007-719 22Nov07 Uncomfortable feeling.
Global warming changing habitats.
2007-696 9Nov07 When it's definitely time to give up gambling.
Negative impact of gambling.
2007-668 26Oct07 Future forest regrowth?
Deforestation and global warming.
2007-659 23Oct07 Today's body image.
Contrasting the body image of catwalk models with that of the general public.
2007-607 2Oct07 Modern Three Little Pigs.
A look at mortgage stress through the Three Little Pigs tale.
2007-601P 20Sept07 Teacher's pet today.
Pocket cartoon that went with article on security
measures to protect teachers from violent students.
2007-593 18Sept07 Credit card size.
Large and ever increasing credit card debt.
2007-572 10Sept07 APEC shirts.
A look at President Putin's penchant for not wearing a shirt.
2007-564 6Sept07 I think it stands for 'Made in China'.
More recalls of Chinese toys because of safety problems.
2007-565 6Sept07 Farmers' Grim Reaper.
Destructive effect that drought has on farmers.
2007-537 24Aug07 The consultation process today.
Increasing tendency by governments to use a pseudo
consultation process to rubber stamp their programs.
2007-520 17Aug07 Stock market roller coaster.
The bumpy ride of the stock market in recent times.
2007-514 16Aug07 Al Qaeda torture manual for fund managers.
Quirky look at the fear arising from the stock market downturn.
2007-455 19July07 Drugs in sport.
Quirky look at the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport.
2007-486 3Aug07 The generation gap today.
The rising level of obesity in the younger generation.
2007-485 2Aug07 Modern scales of justice.
How the media is used to distort and manipulate cases before the courts.
2007-483 1Aug07 The lurking submarine.
The crisis in the US subprime mortgage market
and it's potential impact on the world economy.
2007-478 30July07 Modern version of The Last Supper.
A look at over eating through Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Last Supper.
2007-471P 26July07 Paying off your mortgage.
Pocket cartoon that went with article on the high percentage
of total household income going to pay off the mortgage.
2007-460 23July07 All is not well.
Publication of the last book in the Harry Potter
series. "All was well" is the last sentence of that book.
2007-440 12July07 Company bankruptcy domino effect.
A look at the impact on small investors when a company collapses.
2007-433 9July07 The Seven Wonders of the World.
The Bush government's obsession with oil.
2007-432 9July07 Listening to the Live Earth concert.
Questioning how much of the Live Earth
concert's message will convert to practical action.
2007-422 4July07 The arms race.
The potential global catastrophe posed by the arms race.
2007-415 2July07 The jet set.
International flavour of terrorism.
2007-348 5June07 Future fossil museum.
A reflection on man's follies in the 21st century
and how we might be viewed in the future.
2007-346 4June07 New technology protest.
Comment on those who protest about the introduction of new technology.
2007-337 31May07 Morality today.
The seeming indifference by much of the world to the carnage in the Middle East.
2007-328P 25May07 Why geeks like computers.
Pocket cartoon drawn for article on a computer games convention.
2007-319 24May07 Would you like to upsize?
Rising obesity, especially amongst teenagers.
2007-318 23May07 One thousand bills you must pay before you die.
Satirical look at the one thousand things
you must see/read/do before you die books.
2007-302 17May07 Relax, it's Just a burst hot water service.
The public jumpy about global warming.
2007-274 7May07 There goes the neighbourhood!
Esoteric look and snobbishness and petty racism.
2007-254 17April07 Modern version of the William Tell fable.
Failure of many countries to reach greenhouse gas reduction targets.
2007-160 15Mar07 Trying to change channels.
Esoteric look at the psychological impact of global warming.
2007-144 8Mar07 Desert island castaway today.
Rising sea levels caused by global warming.
2007-148 9Mar07 Water restrictions expressed as a python.
The squeeze of water restrictions.
2007-135 6Mar07 A view of women today.
Contrasting the image of women promulgated by
the fashion industry and the reality for many women.
2007-116 23rdFeb07 Our plan to protect ourselves from rising sea levels.
The part consumerism plays in the production of greenhouse gas emissions.
2007-098 19Feb07 Assessing the impact of climate change.
Politicians driven more by opinion polls than the actual evidence on climate change.
2007-091 15Feb07 Very widescreen TV.
Esoteric look at consumerism and global warming expressed in the form of drought.
2007-057 1Feb07 Water security in the future?
What may happen if water supplies are not secured for all.
2007-024 11Jan07 Climate change.
The economic cost of climate change.
2007-016 9Jan07 Water flow.
Drought and the growth of the bottled water industry.
2006-696 15Dec06 Dear Santa.
Global warming melting the polar icecaps.
2006-641P 20Nov06 Fashion stakes photo finish.
Went with Spring Racing Carnival fashion article.
2006-638 20Nov06 Democracy sign.
Reminder to anyone who finds voting in elections tedious.
2006-625 13Nov06 The house of cards today.
Society's heavy dependence on credit cards.
2006-608 3Nov06 The optimism of youth.
Ability of the young to accept adversity and find something positive in it.
2006-610 6Oct06 Interest rates reality TV.
Rising interest rates threatening those people heavily in debt.
2006-592 27Nov06 Water saving tips.
Light hearted look at the tendency for teenagers to have long showers.
2006-596 30Oct06 Global warming sand bunker.
Global warming projected as a golf course.
2006-547 5Oct06 Global warming sceptics.
Global warming sceptics stubbornly ignoring obvious signs of global warming.
2006-538 29Sept06 Environmental assessment applied to the arctic.
Government denial of the global warming problem.
2006-500 28Aug08 Extreme slow food.
A rye look at the fast food, slow food debate.
006-502P 28Aug06 Ronald McDonald's new image.
Went with article on McDonald's new low fat food range.
2006-498 25Aug06 What happened to Pluto?
Pluto being no longer considered a planet.
2006-494 24Aug06 Threat to human life.
Contrasting negative reactions to stem cell research
with complacency to military weapons development.
2006-484 21Aug06 World oil demand.
World demand for oil rapidly outstripping demand.
2006-475 15Aug06 LPG conversions.
Light hearted look at the looming fossil fuel shortage.
2006-460 7Aug06 Cheap petrol mirage.
Cheap Petrol consigned to the history bin.
2006-462 8Aug06 Man created fire.
Man's tendency to use technology for war.
2006-447P 31July06 Family motoring holiday.
High cost of petrol affecting families.
2006-416 18July06 Tanks the world needs.
War and militarism seemingly to have a higher
priority than tackling environmental problems.
2006-417 18July06 Extinct animal display.
Ascent of war and militarism in the world.
2006-406 13July06 How can they do this!
The link with violence and the arms manufacturing industry.
2006-369 29June06 Celebrity wedding vows.
High rate of divorce amongst celebrities.
2006-370P 26June06 Who do you think will win?
Heavy drinking associated with watching the World.
2006-356 20June06 What brings us together.
Highlighting the negativeness of religious fundamentalism.
2006-319 19June06 Nuclear power potential.
The link between nuclear power and nuclear weapons production.
2006-323 6June06 World Cup planet.
All pervading World Cup fever.