Won't Somebody Think of the Children?
Fiona Katauskas
With the fallout from the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme and normal parliamentary resignations, 2023 saw three politicians vacating their seat in federal parliament: former MPs Alan Tudge and Stuart Robert, and former senator Marise Payne. In this cartoon, Fiona Katauskas suggests that the families of these MPs might need a support group as they try to deal with a former politician wanting to spend more time with them.
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