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Pride of Place

Aboriginal flag. The central yellow circle is replaced by Ash Barty's Wimbledon trophy. She is holding it above her head, smiling.

Chris Downes invokes the bold simplicity of the Aboriginal flag for his take on Ash Barty’s Wimbledon triumph. Striking the tournament’s traditional trophy pose, a beaming Barty seems to effortlessly hold aloft not just the famous Rosewater Dish but the pride and history of generations of First Nations Australians. 

- Political Cartoonist of the Year judge, Lucien Leon