Matt Bissett-Johnson is a freelance political cartoonist and filmmaker, whose cartoons feature in the Melbourne Observer and Rationale magazine. His work has also appeared in Crikey, On Line Opinion, Dissent, Arena, AEU News, Medical Observer, Australian Rationalist, The Age, New Matilda, Going Down Swinging, The Walkley Magazine, Australian Penthouse and The Sleepers Almanac.
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