Dean Alston

Holden’s demiseOn the road to nowhere, remembering an iconic brand

In February 2020, when General Motors retired the Holden brand in Australia, it marked the end of an iconic name in the motor industry.

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Dean Alston cartoon. Presenting Eau de surplus.... (Pour Les Citoyens). Mark McGowan is puffing perfume on himself. He is thinking "Je suis fig jam!"

Eau de surplus Poking fun at money men is priceless

For State and Federal governments, their annual budgets mark an important point in the political calendar.

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Dean Alston cartoon. Freedom of the Press. A TV reporter says "Good morning.... I am speaking to you about freedom of the press". He is now in the back of an Australian Federal Police van and continues on "From a secure location!"

National talking pointDraw the line at police raid

It was one of the darkest days in Australian journalism when the Australian Federal Police raided the home of journalist Annika Smethurst.

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If there is a hot topic in WA, chances are it will end up on The West Australian’s cartoonist Dean Alston’s mind.

Lost in the sauceDean Alston delighted to spice things up

If there is a hot topic in WA, chances are it will end up on The West Australian cartoonist Dean Alston’s mind.

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Dean Alston cartoon. Donald Trump is sitting on a wall. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall... He shut down the Government..... No worries at all.... All Humpty's workers..... and all Humpty's men..... Couldn't persuade Humpty to start things again!

‘Gift that kept on giving’Trump’s years in power provided plenty of fodder for Alston

Cartoonists around the globe were kept busy by former US president Donald Trump, and for The West Australian’s Dean Alston the Donald’s White House years felt like the cartooning gods were looking after him.

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Dean Alston’s cartoons have enriched The West Australian for nearly 40 years

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Alston’s pen can say so much more than words

For many readers of The West Australian, it is the first port of call each day — Dean Alston’s cartoon.

Dean Alston cartoon. Anti Vaxers. A slovenly looking man and woman are sitting on their couch. The woman who is smoking and drinking comments "Oim not stickin' something weird into my body!" The man who is also smoking and drinking replies "Too right..... You never know what it'll do to you!" Next to them sits a coronavirus who says "Now you're talking!" Dean Alston

At his bestThe best of Dean Alston: A much-needed dose of humour

For months at a time, the only thing on our minds was one thing — the pandemic. Having already changed the way we live and work, for The West’s cartoonist, the lack of interaction caused bigger problems.

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‘No time to stuff around’Alston reveals the step-by-step process to his cartoon magic

For The West Australian’s cartoonist Dean Alston, his first step in drawing his daily cartoon is waiting.

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Dean Alston cartoon. At the bank... Dean Alston

Inspiration everywhereCartoonist Dean Alston shares the key drive to his work

For The West’s Dean Alston, inspiration for cartoons strikes everywhere. Over his almost 40 year career, the West’s cartoonist says the most important drive to draw came from experiences.

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Dean Alston’s cartoon tackling Australia’s most sombre day.

at his best The best of Dean Alston: Anguish of war etched in memory

Each Anzac Day, as Western Australians prepare to head to dawn services across the State, waiting in The West Australian is Dean Alston’s annual tribute.

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The West Australian's cartoonist Dean Alston.

At his best WA’s cartoon king to reveal his all-time favourites

After almost 40 years, we have finally done it — The West Australian has put together the best of Dean Alston.

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