Published in Overland Issue 225 Summer 2016 · Cartoons / Fair Australia Prize Cartoon winner: Imagine a better future Merv Heers Read the rest of Overland 225 If you enjoyed this cartoon, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four outstanding issues for a year Merv Heers Merv Heers is a comic book artist from the western suburbs of Brisbane who currently resides in Melbourne. More by Merv Heers › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 6 March 202610 April 2026 · CoPower Trying really hard not to make a comic about critical minerals Sofia Sabbagh I'm trying really hard not to make a comic about critical minerals. 'Cos I know, my mum tells me, "it just doesn't resonate". Unless it's a personal story, critical minerals seem too far removed from our lives. 23 February 202623 February 2026 · Right to protest Colonial authoritarianism did not start with Chris Minns Eav Brennan On 10 February 2026, a crowd gathered a Surry Hills police station on Gadigal Country. It was a snap action to protest against the police brutality of the day before.
