Running Out of Belt
Megan Herbert
The costs of housing, food, electricity and insurance all rose in the 12 months leading up to May 2023, putting financial strain on Australian households. Cartoonists found clever and novel ways to illustrate the increasing pressure.
JUDGE’S COMMENT
Megan Herbert has a way with powerful metaphors … This year, she conveys the pain of the cost-of-living crisis with an ever-tightening belt and a particularly sinister hole punch. You laugh while you wince.
Robert Phiddian
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