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Few cartoonists move as effortlessly between humor, social commentary, and emotional honesty as Megan J. Herbert. Best known for tackling everything from politics and environmental issues to the struggles of everyday life, the Australian illustrator has built a body of work that reminds readers cartoons can do far more than deliver a punchline. Some make us laugh, others make us think, and many of hers manage to do both at once.

While Herbert has earned recognition for her political cartoons and broader creative work, she also has a remarkable ability to capture the internal experiences that often go unnoticed. Through deceptively simple illustrations, she explores anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, self-doubt, and the constant pressure to keep up with modern life.

Below, we've collected some of Herbert's latest comics that blend wit, empathy, and sharp observation into stories that are likely to leave you smiling, reflecting, and perhaps feeling a little more understood.

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    #3

    A funny comic showing a cowboy looking distraught at a phone wearing a cowboy hat, with the caption: I wish I knew how to quit you.

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    Roman Arendt
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    10 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Then why don't you? Why don't you just let me be, huh?"

    #4

    A funny comic depicting a person meditating, thinking about one more productivity meditation, holding a phone.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Mindfulness is good for me, Mindfulness is good for me, Mind..."

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    #7

    A funny comic by a multitalented cartoonist illustrating a tired person with glasses and a mug, feeling ruined after bad sleep.

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    David Paterson
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha! Youngster. I'm one-pick-up-from-the-ground-and-I'm-ruined-for-days years old.

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    #9

    A funny comic, a political cartoon, lists things One Nation doesn't want, forming the shape of Australia, and leaves the things it wants blank, an incomplete list.

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    David Paterson
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    2 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For non-Australians, "one nation" is a fringe political party centred on anti-immigration. This is a perfect description of their policies.

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    #17

    A funny cartoon showing a politician being interviewed by reporters about Australian values.

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    David Paterson
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    2 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an Australian ... I have no Idea what this cartoon is about.

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    #25

    A funny cartoon of several politicians in a car, with one person hidden in the trunk.

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    David Paterson
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    1 hour ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "CFMEU stands for the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union. It is one of Australia's largest blue-collar trade unions". The governing political party in Australia has a unionist past.

    #28

    A funny comic illustrates a train labeled Renewables, Households, and Industry struggling to pull a heavy load uphill, then crashing into a large coal power plant.

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    David Paterson
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another name for "AI data centre" is "internet". Keeping the internet going requires a lot of electrical power. They try to minimise the power requirements but there's only so much minimising they can do.

    #30

    A funny cartoon of a mother explaining to her daughter why they should not lie.

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    David Paterson
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somewhat the opposite. The people who promote the "staged distraction" scenarios are the liars who organised the public assassination attempts in the first place.

    #34

    A cartoon illustrates a woman holding a pillow, a bombed building, and a burning pile, depicting funny comics.

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    David Paterson
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the first week or two, did house strategic targets, but that was four years ago.