Satire
UWA’s student satirists stay sharp as fundraising tradition rounds on 95 years
Now in its 95th year, UWA’s annual satirical newspaper PROSH has raised more than $2 million for charity.
- Holly Thompson
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- Opinion
- Pauline Hanson
‘Comedy poison’: I watched the Pauline Hanson movie so you don’t have to
A Super Progressive Movie clearly wants to sit in the tradition of Australian satire. It just badly overestimates how long one joke can survive on screen.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Comedy
Why Jimmy Kimmel would have never been cancelled in Australia
We need to be careful about how we separate true hate speech from satirical speech. In America, it seems, differentiation is out of favour.
- Catharine Lumby
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Trump’s a riot, but his growing authoritarianism is no joke
These are dark times, so the urge to seek light relief is understandable. But at the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, this is the moment for politics to get serious.
- Nick Bryant
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Dark woke: Have Democrats finally found a way to torment Trump?
California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to be getting under the US president’s thin skin. It’s not pretty, but it’s pretty effective.
- Julia Baird
South Park has lashed Trump again. So why are MAGA supporters trying to get in on the joke?
The second instalment of the satirical animation’s new season takes aim at the US president, vice president, Homeland Security and even a right-wing podcaster.
- Chris Hook
Legendary Cold War satirist Tom Lehrer dies aged 97
The comedian/mathematician laughed at the threat of nuclear annihilation, denounced discrimination and poked fun at politics and religion.
- Gillian Flaccus
- Opinion
- Opinion
Premier gives thanks to her everlasting gift: the Liberal Party
In an almost world exclusive, Chip Le Grand imagines what it might be like to visit Jacinta Allan’s sprawling rural estate.
- Chip Le Grand
- Opinion
- Opinion
How to talk to your child about global chaos (while they’re watching Bluey)
You must acknowledge their emotions and validate their feelings, but most importantly, never, ever speak when Bingo speaks.
- Thomas Mitchell
Political cartoonist of the year? ‘You must be joking’
Megan Herbert has been crowned Australian political cartoonist of the year for her work, which appears regularly in this masthead.
- Karl Quinn