The Hubris of Tony Abbott

In ancient Greece, hubris (ὕβρις) was an intentional act of wanton violence, shaming or humiliation inflicted on another person to degrade them, as well as the serious crime of spiritual defiance of the gods. In its modern use, hubris denotes overconfident pride and arrogance, often associated with a lack of humility. 

It's that Simple

  

Julia Gillard v. Tony Abbott

Advice for Tony Abbott from Niccolò Machiavelli

“The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler

is to look at the men he has around him.”

- Niccolò Machiavelli

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/23/2499270.htm

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-23/gillard-labels-pyne-mincing-poodle/305818

Machiavellian Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott Revealed

Tony Abbott was the then Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Federal Parliament and was quoted as saying of the then Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, “Julia Gillard won't lie down and die”. He has also been linked with other comments about Julia Gillard such as, “Ditch the Witch” and “Juliar (sic) . . . Bob Brown’s B*tch” (see pic below). The poodle’s comment in this cartoon, relative to disrupting parliament, relate to the Opposition’s practice of constantly disrupting Parliament by bringing motions for the suspension of standing orders each day. Such motions were often made by Opposition frontbencher, Christopher Pyne, who Julia Gillard once referred to as a mincing poodle.

 Tony Abbott [R] with Microphone

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/gillard-wont-lie-down-and-die-says-abbott-20120529-1zfxj.html

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2015/jun/23/killing-season-gillard-ditch-the-witch-abbott-rudd-abc-video

Tony Abbott's Politics

 

Tony Abbott's Gorilla Gait

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilDn9BWsFnI

Applause for Tony Abbott

I acknowledge Phillip Coorey's column in the Sydney Morning Herald on 16 May 2011 for giving me the idea for this cartoon. In the same column, Phillip Coorey also observed that if Julia Gillard got married, Tony Abbott would call it a stunt. 

Tony Abbott's Statesmanship

Julia Gillard rests her case.

Tony Abbott Under Threat

At the time, Tony Abbott was the Leader of the Opposition in the Australian House of Representatives. He was known for his homophobic sentiments. In 2009, he infamously stated that he felt threatened by gay people. 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-03-09/abbott-still-threatened-by-homosexuality/356168

Tony Abbott's Budgie Smugglers

Tony Abbott is an ex-Prime Minister of Australia who was known to strut about in public dressed solely in a tiny pair of budgie smugglers, barely concealing his modesty. So unbecoming a man of his illustrious status. Sometimes it's preferable to retain a sense of mystery, Mr Abbott.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-08/budgie-smugglers-officially-added-to-oxford-english-dictionary/7580368