Drawing Blood Public Life at the Sharp End

CORNER CARTOON: IT'S OUR ABC 'And still they call it a medium. Not because of its spiritual qualities but because it is neither rare nor well done.' Doug Anderson on TV'...their art is spiritual autopsy>stripping away flesh from bone, pretense from underlying neurosis, and revealing in its bloodstained hunger the animal yearning and vengefulness beneath...' from the foreword by Bob Ellis'Bill Leak is a scorpion, a sadist, and an irreplaceable national treasure' Robert Hughes'Doug Anderson is the best columnist in town: hilarious, brilliant, interesting and dangerous. Guards, seize him!' Kaz Cooke'Leak is a true bastard>unfair, brutal and uncompromisingly brilliant.' Graham Richardson'Two bludgers jabbing Australia in the eye with a freshly sharpened HB pencil' H G Nelson'Insanity full of truth' Bruce Petty'Frightening in the best possible way' Paul Kelly'Dear Bill Leak, What a squalid, vexatious, little leftie c**t you are...' (sgd) with profound contempt, P.W.Timbs'Leak and Anderson clearly share the mistaken belief that this is a free country.' Phillip Adams'A larrikin artist in the best tradition' Alan Moir'Leak and Anderson, a devilish combination.;Watch out elitists, here they come!' Paul Murphy'A two-man opposition to any government.' Roger Law, Creator of Spitting Image'Deft, inspired, prolific and quite cross.' Patrick Cook