Political cartoonist faces anonymous complaint over immigration sketch

[@alanw8552]

Brilliant cartoon by Knight. You know it must be great when it upsets the woke.

[@wollondillyargyle281]

Great cartoon! Anonymous complaints are unjust and should be ignored.

[@Geraden]

Yep. Identify yourself and put your money where your mouth is!

[@mymgb66]

@@wollondillyargyle281 The complaints are always ANONYMOUS.Why is that do you think ????

[@outback109]

So mohammad gets to decide what is satire or not ? Any reason why we could not have an Aussie making the decision?

[@angelawallismoore2283]

Because, three guesses who made the complaint...

[@vinceveloce9897]

Remember the Charlie Hebdo cartoon "incident"?

[@secondchance6603]

You're dealing with people who can only come up with two names for their males, Muhammad and Ali, what could go wrong...

[@TorqueKit]

@outback109::: " A white Australian representing Australia " , good god man that is very Racist.

[@MissManee21]

@@secondchance6603 😂

[@VH-gw3qi]

Don’t waste taxpayers money with this ridiculous woke BS ! Concentrate on important things, housing, health, education etc ! And the cartoon is spot on 👍😉

[@williamoneill9573]

How much did all the process take, thousands of dollars in wages I’d say. More taxpayer money into the pockets of already rich people.

[@trevorcook4439]

These anonymous accusations are bollocks. Either stand up or don’t. It’s probably Albo himself

[@terrydrew6245]

Or penny wong

[@Larry-ro7vj]

If someone is to cowardly to openly complain in a public forum, then they should never be taken seriously. The time for anonymously causing problems should be over

[@BigAl53750]

It goes against one of the most fundamental tenets of British law. Anonymous accusers are illegitimate. In EVERY WAY!

[@Maria-h1q6w]

BRILLIANT COMMENT..THANKYOU

[@mainegreengrower4209]

If you getting offended because a cartoon..Good..crybaby

[@CyberViking27]

Australia doesn't have the right to face your accuser? That's messed up.

[@edmurks236]

So it seems you can make anonymous allegations and ruin peoples lives true or not!

[@acustomer3518]

@@edmurks236 always been the same, one neighbour can ruin your life forever with one complaint

[@peterbuckley3877]

We do but you have to remember that this isn’t a court of law nor a legally constituted court of any kind. It’s nothing more than a privately run kangaroo court with zero legal standing.

[@peterRobinson10101]

White Male... over 40... GUILTY

[@mwallace2922]

Always

[@TorqueKit]

@peterRobinson10101::: If white Male over 40 AND Anglo background that is the Death Penalty !.

[@martinharris5017]

Probably Christian and hetero too. He must be silenced at all costs!! ;)

[@celestewarren8548]

Exactly

[@colinstewart1432]

Predictably 🤔🤣

[@captainchokdee1039]

Tell them all to piss-off & ignore them. Their “feelings” is not your responsibility.

[@BlackBeastsofIpswich]

Immigration has become a major problem in Australia

[@londonhodnet4079]

It is in every western country, the new won’t intergrate

[@lesnorton837]

No shit Sherlock.

[@contribution741]

Notice how it's only the West that must be 'diversified'? Why is it that we and we alone have been able to create the only societies worth living in?

[@sirloin8745]

*‘ONE anonymous person’* can now dictate Australia’s Foreign Policy. Gone are the days of accountability, or even Democracy! 🤷‍♂️ Even King Charles III doesn’t have that power, solely on his own?

[@acustomer3518]

choke on coffee time isnt it

[@barrycopas1671]

Probably Aldo herself whinged

[@kevinryan3012]

The truth is poison to some people!

[@k20t30pl]

It was probably Albo who complained.

[@tilapiadave3234]

Wrong WONG

[@fionaforward3358]

Or Penny Wong!

[@StevenCovey-ct3sx]

At first fascism happens slowly. Then all at once.

[@douglaswasley1461]

Wait until the Missinformtion bill is passed, Paulene Hanson's cartoons will be next.... keep up the great work Mark..the majority of Australians will stand with you...

[@johnl5316]

immigration has been bad for Australia as it has for Europe

[@susanbrittain1774]

An invasion. Trojan horse. I'm glad at this rate I wont be around in 20 years we will have warring like in the middle east

[@newman653]

Australia is screwed 🔩

[@awc900]

I'd tell them to tell the complainer to shove their complaint where the sun doesn't shine.

[@sirloin8745]

@@awc900 this ‘keyboard warrior’ is probably some teenage Politics student, in England?

[@peterRobinson10101]

That would be somewhere under a Birka.

[@bart-v]

Sweden?

[@secondchance6603]

@@sirloin8745 It happened in Australia, not England.

[@mattd4616]

Yep, old glass jaw Albozo the clown

[@CriticalLinker]

Cartoonists are the modern version of the court jester. They fulfil an important role in poking fun at people who take themselves too seriously.

[@angelawallismoore2283]

Ridiculous, and a sign of the woke times in which we (sadly) find ourselves.

[@michaelmorgan3421]

Spot on Mark best I have seen in a long while

[@seandelap8587]

Free speech doesn't care for your feelings

[@sirloin8745]

@@seandelap8587 one anonymous cartoon critic, exercising their OWN freedom of expression. Doesn’t see the irony of their criticism? 🤦‍♂️

[@every1665]

They promised the 'hate speech' laws would never be used to curtail robust political discussion or humour. They're making similar promises about the 'mis-information laws'. But of course, any criticism of those laws will be deemed mis-information and censored.

[@patrickwakefield2297]

demonstrates where the lunacy in this country has got to. you couldnt make it up. keep drawing mark knight.

[@gail9906]

Waah, waah, waah. Great Cartoon. ❤️🇦🇺🦘

[@fionaforward3358]

This anonymous complainer is just as bad as the anonymous aboriginal family that made complaints about racism of a football coach.If you are not prepared to stand behind your complaint,then just shut up!

[@Milo-r3e]

I would comment however I would be arrested.

[@jena.alexia]

😂

[@every1665]

Imagine concerned parents warning their kids not to talk to the man who lives over the road because "He's contravened General Principle Six!"

[@angelripper_420]

Yeah I know, how embarrassing

[@kayjames190]

What a mess this country is in

[@CharlieRavioli]

Three cheers for all those anonymous cowards. Bet they sent the email fully masked as well.

[@fionaforward3358]

Probably hiding behind their hijab!

[@littlehills739]

the right to face your accuser

[@tadroid3858]

It's always the anonymous nobody, right? Why do they matter? Why does the opinion of the perpetually offended matter? There is no right to not be offended.

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

How many Swedes illegally immigrated to Australia??? ZERO!

[@composedlight6850]

noticed, none from Switzerland either, strange!

[@jenniferpierno6108]

And Swedes have plotted terrorist attacks

[@stevewiles7132]

Had a couple of random ones turn up in my vegie garden....

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

@@stevewiles7132 Did you make Laanttulaatikko or Rotmos? Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@davidcorkindale60]

NEVER, EVER agree to participate in any 'Process' when you are are not allowed to know who your accusers are, exactly what they have alleged, when the allegations were made, to whom they were made, and the circumstances in which the allegations were made etc. NEVER.🤫🤨

[@markandrews1219]

Make the most of the free publicity and put the cartoons on t-shirts $$$

[@youpipstube]

Best idea !

[@ericfb100]

Look so true to me… we can guess the complainants

[@newman653]

Albozo & E-karen .

[@PJRayment]

Probably some 'white' male outraged on behalf of people who couldn't care less, but which are the enemy of his enemy.

[@alank616]

Men in dresses ?

[@fionaforward3358]

Yes,the usual suspects.

[@coconuciferanuts339]

Who?

[@quaver1239]

Mark Knight, that is a delicious cartoon. All of us enjoyed it, and we applaud you.

[@spoon2827]

how can a complaint be anonymous! bunch of cowards !

[@martinharris5017]

The whole point of political cartoons is to be controversial and satirical. This one hit the mark. Great work Mark and I hope this controversy gives you great publicity and backfires on the Anonymous Karen brigade.

[@dougpetty6854]

Absolutely, as Ricky Gervais says “is it wrong, if someone disagree’s with you” are the woke left the only ones with the right opinions !!! Keep up the good work Mark..... remember “ je suis Charlie”

[@echelon2k8]

Australians can see for themselves that the previous social trust of their society is now being eroded by the constant steam of new immigrants who are no longer seriously attempting to integrate. They have every right to be angry with what is happening to the only country they have to fall back on as they currently watch it being transformed beyond all recognition against their will. Government will pay sooner or later for their betrayal.

[@fionaforward3358]

Good comment.Yes,Melbourne is very ethnic,that is why No one wants to visit or live there.

[@petergreenwood3615]

❤great cartoon … peop’s having a sook as usual keep up the great work

[@rodneyblackwell7477]

I wouldn't attend any future press council inquisitions

[@genebryant3333]

He's now an official Thought Criminal😮

[@rudystarosta2358]

An anonymous complaint is not a complaint.

[@ayianaarthur2551]

We should all write a letter of congratulations for a good cartoon.

[@jonahtwhale1779]

You only get flak when you are over the target!

[@avid-ii4vk]

Recently, I was lamenting the loss of the great comedy shows we could watch on TV. When Australians could laugh at themselves and the world. What happened to us.

[@BobLachal-il3yz]

We are in serious trouble and we were warned years ago. We import all our problems .

[@youpipstube]

Cartoon is to close to the truth. We can't have that!!

[@ianb4801]

Polical cartoons are SUPPOSED to be offensive to somebody or other!

[@simonbreetzke438]

“If you are so afraid of allowing someone to speak, then maybe, if you are that afraid, and you would want to ban them for life, you must believe that your own position is pretty indefensible……” Huckabee

[@John-p7i5g]

This is how totalitarianism starts

[@ma3stro681]

We’ve been heading down that path for many years now … 😱😵💀

[@proudpict2057]

I’ve worked for a large rail company in Victoria, That’s how they operate, you get called in and told someone has made a complaint. They won’t tell you who. They won’t tell you what you actually did or when and where. You’re just getting a written warning. You’ll be made to walk on egg shells not knowing if the next complaint is coming from someone who enjoys making issues for people.

[@cherylwilliamson4924]

I know that’s how some Company’s work and it is so wrong.

[@JanWillcocks]

We love Mark Knight ❤

[@draighodge6039]

Every accuser should receive the same volume of Public attention as the people they accused.

[@CandaceStevens]

Governments snatching Free Speech from citizens in Australia & the UK really highlights just how integral & important The Constitution is to The United States!

[@floralcouture3763]

All white/countries are under seige for a reason. To break them down AND WEAKEN THEM, via immigration! It a jewish thing

[@catherinebusbyallen8204]

No one should be able to make anonymous complaints. What a load of BS!!!!

[@coconuciferanuts339]

Where have all the comics gone. Newspapers used to have them. After reading the news,it was good to chill out on dilbert,snake,peanuts,etc.

[@aussiepastor4352]

If you can't stand behind your own complaint, then its not a true complaint.

[@user-di8gh5fw6d]

Our country has become the global public toilet any one can come in.

[@peterwhelan6144]

Of course if the complainant is not identified, it is possible that there was no complaint lodged BY A CITIZEN .

[@bluemm2852]

So someone complained. What if I admire it, why doesn't that balance the equation? Too much emphasis is put on the complainers.

[@johnwebber4358]

Free speech means the right to not take offence. Grow a backbone Australia.

[@cmiimages]

Hey Mark Knight, lets have more and more of your Satire...just love it. Stuff the woke and thin skinned anonymous duffers out there.

[@talbotdentureclinic9123]

Banning free drawings 🤦‍♂️

[@BelloBudo007]

To be honest, I was starting to see Peter Dutton as the possible great white knight and saviour of Australia. This complaint against Mr. Knight has further increased that belief. The fact is that we are all being hen pecked into accepting something that we just do not believe in, namely mass immigration. And heaven help anyone that points out the glaringly obvious flaws in what Governments around the world are doing to the very people that they are supposed to be looking after.

[@dorothycutler5539]

the liberals have the sane agenda

[@johnperry7534]

Censorship leads to the gulag

[@noobsaibot5285]

Let in millions of unknown immigrants from enemy countries... what could possibly go right? If that is not treason and doesn't deliberately cause a security crisis, I will take this comment back... But we all know that is the point.

[@rapscallion9333]

bill leak found out The process is the punishment

[@andrewst9797]

Australian 'Labor' politicians imitating Keir Starmer' Britain is so immature!

[@andrewparrott7260]

Ahh, this is absolutely hilarious. 😂 PC and wokeism are at it again, seriously. 😖😝😝😝 It's called parody or political satire, Australian humour at it's best.

[@IHG-ou8kd]

lol, the investigators name says it all

[@Roger-gd8bc]

Don't always like Marks cartoons, but that's not the point. This is the thin edge of the wedge.

[@cathryncavaney5070]

If it goes to a panel, you should know who your accuser is.

[@graemekeeley4497]

The APC has handed down a decision on this complaint from an unknown reader, who took great offence at a depiction of immigrants in the cartoon and filed a complaint with the Australian Press Council. The outcome handed down this week was that the APC found cartoonist Mark Knight contravened General Principle 6. Principle 6 of the Council's Statement of General Principles, media organisations should take reasonable steps to avoid causing or contributing materially to substantial offence, distress, or prejudice, or a substantial risk to health or safety, unless doing so is sufficiently in the public interest. Penalty;- publish the council’s findings, which has been done And carry on giving the perpetually outraged something to be outraged about! Oh yes, what was the unknown readers' outrage................... Mark Knight portrays the ethnic mix of immigrants to Australia with racial stereotypes such as big lips, hijabs, scarves, kufi, etc.

[@ma3stro681]

😂🤡😵

[@daniellemoebus9346]

But it IS in the public interest.

[@TruthWarrior1]

Truth hurts.

[@Marydunlop-y4t]

Absolutely brilliant cartoon Mark, please keep obliging the woke world. 😂😂😂

[@helenowen5408]

Oh for faaaaarrrrrrrkkkkkkkk saaaaaakkkkkkkkeeeeee 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤣🍻🇭🇲

[@GarryAtkinson-z4t]

Where the hell is country going when anonymous people can complain on a cartoon

[@edmurks236]

Why does the complainant want to remain anonymous? not game to take the mask off? now where have we seen that before.

[@keithmcwilliams7424]

Great cartoon hope to see more 😊

[@trishwilson8141]

What has happened to Australia🇦🇺

[@acustomer3518]

the panel need to be sacked one person in 32 mill;ion complain its gone beyond stupid

[@davidbarnsley8486]

If they are not identified they should not be listened to We need to know who this is so we know it has not actually come from the government or one of their representatives 😡😡

[@alank616]

Considering French cartoonists were murdered by terrorist with certain religious beliefs , I guess he was let off lightly and lives to tell the tail .

[@leighmurrell5494]

We can only hope that history is able to look back at this current insanity and wonder what the hell happened, when humanity lost its mind,, its rationality, its resilience and its sense of humour.

[@legolads1732]

Before even watching this I see anonymous complaint and wonder why they want to stay anonymous if it means that much to them. Whatever their reason might be, if they can't stand up and say it loud and proud I just don't care. And no one else should care either

[@rowdy5697]

So you can run around with face masks waving terrorist flags supporting the atrocities of Oct 7 but can't have a satirical cartoon. Sounds about right.

[@SNgillott]

In a court of law, you are entitled to know who your accuser is. This is like many of these ridiculous laws is they fail to understand what satire is all about, nor a sense of humor.

[@eddiemunster8634]

So the policy is to raise immigration to avoid recession? At what expense? To have your culture destroyed? To have your way of life destroyed? To have your quality of life destroyed? You only need to see the history of Haiti, Rhodesia and South Africa to see what you're possible future might be

[@margaretcampbell2681]

This is contrary to to free expression

[@susanford1598]

Absolutely ridiculous

[@54Rocketeer]

Good luck Australia

[@AuntyJack123]

We used to have a very good sense of comedy in Australia but all the precious narcissists are just outraged far too much to even chuckle. Fools!

[@petercarroll5874]

Anonymous complaints should be illegal. If someone has "issues"(or is a card-carrying member of the "offenderati") and think they have serious enough grounds for a complaint, their name should be made public. Can I lodge an anonymous complaint with the police? NO!

[@cherylwilliamson4924]

Absolutely agree Peter.

[@draighodge6039]

The artist should draw some cartoons about other sensitive issues, but dress every character in the word, "Censored", as if each was blotted out. The caption might read, "Australia is the land of honest communication." That will stimulate a conversation.

[@thomasm1964]

It is a basic right to know who one's accuser is. By what right are the Press Council refusing to divulge the accuser's name?

[@TheBigmongrel]

Can you draw us a small island, which will be located in the middle of a very large ocean? Then draw Albanese, Bowen, Chalmers and Wong sitting under a coconut tree discussing how they divided, corrupted and stuffed up a once thriving economy in Australia.

[@tonywilkey4369]

Complainant was probably Albo as it made him look weak and not in control, which is exactly as it is😂

[@brothermaynard3200]

Many a true word spoken in jest.