Wars don't happen on battlefields; they go on happening in people's hearts for generations and generations, and the ecological damage is unfathomably complex and dire. Michael Leunig battlefieldcomplexdamage Change image and share on social
Avoiding maturity is, for many men, not just a cute hobby, but a life's work - often handsomely rewarded in the infantile popular culture of the West. Michael Leunig avoidculturecute Change image and share on social
On Anzac Day, coffee and jokes with a Turk might be the most meaningful and fair dinkum dawn service you could possibly have. Michael Leunig anzaccoffeedawn Change image and share on social
Who can protest alone? Who dares rise up? It is not easy. One is all alone, and evermore shall be so. Michael Leunig dareeasyevermore Change image and share on social
At last, after completing year 12, I failed the great final examination, repeated the following year and failed again even more dismally than before. This was not an easy thing to do. My mates did the simple thing in the first place and mainly passed with honours and went on to have remarkably successful lives. Michael Leunig completedismallyeasy share on social
Anzac Day, it seems, must now be done with bluster, hoopla and media hypnotism. Michael Leunig anzacblusterday Change image and share on social
I've learned to respect the whimsical. Michael Leunig havelearnrespect Change image and share on social
In the modern world, it may be that a living father can only be half a father to a boy - the dead father is the other vital half: the half that grows the boy up once and for all. Michael Leunig boydeadfather Change image and share on social
All nations that throw their military weight around, occupying neighboring lands and treating the residents with callous and humiliating disregard, are already sliding towards the dark possibilities in human nature. Michael Leunig callousdarkdisregard share on social
Existential philosophy, poetry and art - just like sadness - were all unavoidable to a tender young man in the meat works. Michael Leunig artexistentialman Change image and share on social