Michael Smith, Author at Crikey https://www.crikey.com.au/author/michael-smith/ On politics, media, business, the environment and life Mon, 09 Sep 2024 22:53:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://www.crikey.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1.png?quality=70&w=32 Michael Smith, Author at Crikey https://www.crikey.com.au/author/michael-smith/ 32 32 232040107 Yes, we should mourn the axing of Leunig — he’s the last of the Magnificent Seven https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/06/michael-leunig-fired-axed-the-age-cartoonist-yes/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/06/michael-leunig-fired-axed-the-age-cartoonist-yes/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:35:20 +0000 https://www.crikey.com.au/?p=1173605 Michael Leunig (Image: Private Media/Zennie)'His work was a soft and comforting relief from most of the day’s news. I cannot remember censoring a single Leunig cartoon and nor would I have censored any of the cartoons that upset his recent editors.'

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