Wild winds too much for turbines
Wind is on the up as a renewable energy source but the wild weather across multiple states exposed a possible design flaw that had cartoonist Mark Knight imagining turbines taking off for real
Welcome to the world of award-winning Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight, who opens up each week about the stories behind the cartoons in our exclusive Kids News explainer series
Wind is on the up as a renewable energy source but the wild weather across multiple states exposed a possible design flaw that had cartoonist Mark Knight imagining turbines taking off for real
AFL finals season has arrived after Carlton players and fans were brought back from the brink by Port Adelaide Power who delivered a lifesaving bolt into the Blues in Mark Knight’s cartoon
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches on perplexed in cartoonist Mark Knight’s take on Ukraine advancing across the border as Zelensky’s troops pull off strategic wins in the war
Australia’s performance at the Paris Olympics was our best ever but Mark Knight suggests it’s Rachael Gunn’s headline hogging kangaroo hopping in breakdancing that the world will remember
Mark Knight’s cartoon of our youngest ever gold medallist, 14-year-old Arisa Trew, show just how much (and how little) Games have changed as Ancient Greek marbles mingle with new legends
From River Seine to river stench, not even the dubious water quality of Paris’ famous waterway was enough to deter triathletes from attempting Olympic glory in Mark Knight cartoon
Collingwood fans are ‘suspended’ as they wait to see if the reigning premiers will even make it into the finals – a predicament well illustrated in this cliffhanger cartoon by Mark Knight
Seconds after US presidential hopeful Donald Trump survived the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, he seized the moment. Mark Knight’s cartoon captures him walking away not as a victim but as the clear election frontrunner
Cartoonist Mark Knight suggests cool heads are needed in the nuclear power debate after Liberal leader Peter Dutton’s policy announcement sent the political landscape into instant meltdown
Chest-beating construction union boss John Setka morphs into King Kong as AFL head umpire Steve McBurney awards a penalty against the angry gorilla in Mark Knight cartoon
With Trump found guilty of all 34 charges of falsifying business records, cartoonist Mark Knight revisits a toon created nine months ago imagining Trump as the first US president in prison
Alice in Wonderland’s classic adventure gave today’s world the perfect phrase to capture the allure and danger of social media for young people as cartoonist Mark Knight illustrates the ‘abyss’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers had his work cut out delivering this week’s federal budget while attempting to win the hearts of voters and big business, as captured in Knight’s three-part series
Burdened by HECS debt, today’s university graduates find their dreams of financial freedom chained to a huge debt ball right at the beginning of their adult careers, says cartoonist Mark Knight
Newspaper cartoonist Mark Knight relies on quick wit and fast fingers to do his job – but he’s also swift on his feet as a longtime supporter of the Run for the Kids fundraiser to help sick children
Cartoonist and animal lover Mark Knight could not resist the opportunity to draw a plane full of pooches after Virgin Australia announced that domestic pets are getting a major travel upgrade
PM Anthony Albanese’s birthday coincided with a by-election win in Victoria, cause for celebration in the Labor camp but cartoonist Mark Knight calls ‘spin’ on scenes of happy Liberals partying too
Concussion-induced microscopic changes to Angus Brayshaw’s 28-year-old brain forced the AFL player’s painful decision to retire, prompting cartoonist Mark Knight to send him off in style
Cartoonist Mark Knight says Royal Australian Navy’s heart will go on after big spending promises from the Albanese Government bring the prospect of better defence capacity and brand new toys
Powerless in more ways than one, cartoonist Mark Knight was caught up in Victoria’s double disaster this week when hundreds of thousands with no electricity were also unable to light a candle
First day nerves and jostling at the gates is all part of getting back to school and cartoonist Mark Knight suggests kids aren’t the only ones navigating playground antics as politicians return
Christmas is meant to be a time of giving, but as cartoonist Mark Knight points out in his satirical depiction of the federal treasurer, the government seems to have other ideas
Cartoonist Mark Knight considers Australia’s move from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources as the goal of zero emissions reignites the nuclear energy debate alongside wind, water and sun
Cartoonist Mark Knight calls out the dangerous absurdity of replacing one addiction with another as the government moves to ban imported, disposable vapes as companies blatantly target kids
Battered and bruised though the dove appears, the international symbol of peace holds firm to the olive branch and tries to builds a bridge between Israel and Palestine in Mark Knight’s cartoon
The Melbourne Cup is famed as ‘the race that stops a nation’ but this year’s capacity crowd at Flemington could barely be heard above the inflation dragon’s roar in Mark Knight’s cartoon
As war in Israel and Gaza sadly rages, cartoonist Mark Knight’s depiction of former Australian PMs’ call to calm reminds the nation of the most powerful, precious asset we have: peace
Anthony Albanese has limited time to impress in talks with US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping, as Mark Knight’s cartoon sets the scene – and the pace – as a dating game
Australians famously love slang – and the very best of it speaks a thousand words, as in the deceptively simple summary of the Voice referendum result in Mark Knight’s cartoon
Australia has more than its share of passionate sporting tribes across different codes and loyalty can be a long road for frustrated fans – well, until their team’s luck turns like Carlton’s