Australian Press Council calls Mark Knight cartoon "offensive and prejudiced"

Mark Knight

Australian cartoonist Mark Knight has once again been at the centre of controversy for one of his cartoons published on 21 May 2024 in the Herald Sun. The cartoon alludes to the rise of immigration in Australia, an issue that has generated widespread political debate in the country. However, an anonymous complaint to

Australian cartoonist Mark Night is branded a racist for a cartoon about Serena Williams

Serena Williams

Cartoon by Mark Night (1962) about Serena Williams The joke was published on Sunday 10 September 2018 in the tabloid Herald Sun (Australia), the newspaper he has worked for for almost three decades. A new case that follows all the patterns. A cartoonist makes a cartoon, some people start criticising it, the thing

Humour in trouble, a collection of cases (II)

Humour in trouble, a collection of cases (II)

The two previous instalments can be consulted here. Humour in trouble (I). Cases from 1978 to 2016 Humour in trouble (III). Cases from 2020 onwards I had to cut it up because it was getting too long and the post was starting to have problems loading and with the editor. Last updated: 21