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Judy Horacek [1961-0] Australian
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Cartoonist


Judy Horacek is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and writer whose work recently includes children's picture books.
In 2005, a selection of her work was acquired by the National Library of Australia for its collection. 


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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.
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The line between angry young woman and grumpy old lady is very fine.
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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.
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My cartoons haven't been about the politics of the day or about the personalities; I'm more interested in campaigning about the issues.
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The hardest thing about living in Canberra is that almost everyone who doesn't live here asks: 'Why on earth would you live in Canberra?' Loudly, and in a way they would never use to discuss anywhere else. And they never listen to the answer.
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While Melbourne and Sydney fight about who wears Australia's cultural crown, Canberra just gets on with it.
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In Hell all the messages you ever left on answering machines will be played back to you.
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I'm not interested in showing a politician falling over; it's about the issue and making people think differently about that.
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I think older women's voices are the most hated voices in the world - whether it's because people are reminded of their mothers or what, I don't know.
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That's a lot of words about the weather, but in Canberra you can't help but be aware of the seasons, and there is something wonderful about that. Okay, so there's a distinct lack of beach, but aside from that, the place grows on you.
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