Judy Horacek Quotes

Judy Horacek — Australian Cartoonist born on November 12, 1961,

Judy Horacek is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and writer whose work recently includes children's picture books... (wikipedia)

It really gets on my goat that people keep quoting Dorothea Mackellar's 'My Country' as proof that there is no such thing as climate change. A poem written more than 100 years ago by a homesick 19 year old versus an ever-increasing body of refereed scientific thought... hmm, hard to know which way to jump, really.

The line between angry young woman and grumpy old lady is very fine.

Canberra was my home for many years, and there's a lot to love about it. It has a small population with a strong sense of community and is top-heavy with interesting, highly educated, socially progressive people - the opposite of the stereotypical image of dull public servants.

My cartoons haven't been about the politics of the day or about the personalities; I'm more interested in campaigning about the issues.

While Melbourne and Sydney fight about who wears Australia's cultural crown, Canberra just gets on with it.