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Irony is used frequently in “Australia loves prisons!” to create pathos and depict the current attitude towards refugees.

By writing that the government is ‘reportedly’ working to change things, Marlton highlights the secrecy and corruption of government agencies. There is no way to know if anything will change those that are wrongly treated in prisons, and no deadline, which creates feelings of insincerity where there is acknowledgment but a lack of action. This is exemplified through the use of the word ‘some’, showing how governments will only do the least amount necessary. Instead of solving the full problem, Marlton explains that politicians only want to be re-elected, and without strong public support, change making policies are scarce to come by. Marlton also writes that ‘for some reason [new policies are] a very slow process’. The use of the words ‘for some reason’ again shows the secrecy of the government, and how factors can influence things behind closed doors, encouraging corruption and a lack of goodwill. The author also uses the word “anyway”, a word which sounds highly sarcastic in the context that it is referring to a very real problem of people being held in inhumane conditions, seemingly brushing off the issue. This leads into a statement made in a very insincere tone, taking the voice of the Australian government saying that now one family is let go, people can “worry about something else”. This is a highly empathic statement criticising how the government is attempting to redirect negative attention by showing one standalone case that is insignificant in the face of the larger issue. The banner saying “mission accomplished” expands upon this as it seems like a misunderstanding of the problem and its portrayal as a celebration seems like a declaration of victory despite the fact that this action is only covering up the issue rather than solving it. This makes the government come off as manipulative and corrupt.

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- "reportedly working" - saying something that might not mean - vague
- repetition of some - again this is vague and makes it seem that some of the prisoners are more important than other prisoners - if only some are being let out of detention
- "Let's face it there aren't many votes in" - point blank
- the drawing of the family. -they look like they are posed, maybe for the media - also look clueless and like puppets
- The drawing shows the media coverage of the family - distract from everything else that is happening
- "something else" - the prisoners are not important enough to the government - they aren't going to continue getting them out of detention - only done for the press and to make themselves look better

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Panel 3 diverts the attention of the reader away from the Australian crises, directly juxtaposing it with the US

Notorious - highlighting and being immensely critical of an opposing nation

“Services” - quotation marks make a mockery of the services provided using sarcasm and doubt

Numbers and statistics create a sense of realism and urgency

The consecutive list emphasises corruption, which is then followed by “Nice.” This demonstrates irony / pathetic fallacy

“$6750 per person per day” - why is the government funding unethical behaviour???

Character being centre frame - isolation

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- global issue - unfair treatment of migrants
- Colour - bluish grey - could represent the police and prison - prison is restricted - limited
- This cartoon is mainly text and not many drawings - text heavy - text is more important than drawings

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'Finally' - the action has taken too long/ no longer has a effect/ the refugees have gone through lots of trauma already

‘They will probably stay abandoned’ - pessimism/ there is no hope

The dogs facial expression - drained/tired/fed up/sick

‘100 refugees’ - makes it more real as it is giving statistics

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- Part of panel 1 where it says "Doesn't matter get them in there"
- shows that the government wants to be nice to the wealthy because they know that they have money, that they could potentially give to the government if the government is nice to them and helps them

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- a lot of statistics used - could be to draw the readers' attention and get them to realise the extent of the problem and how many individuals are affected
- "i've been asked" - MPs have a lot of power, and the prison guard had to be told to show empathy (couldn't do it on his own - lack of power?）
- the eyes of the guard are not covered - could show more empathy
- the distance between the guard and the prisoner show both the physical distance and how they are distanced on many different aspects.

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- Uses statistics - makes it seem more real - by using how many years that it has been makes it seem so long
- the guard is not wearing glasses - makes the guard more empathetic
- "I've been asked to tell you" - Shows that the Labour MPs know about what is going on but do not care enough to actually do anything and are getting others to tell the prisoners rather than telling them themselves are showing that they are actually sincere
- very upsetting - a bit sarcastic
- prisoner looks like he does not care about what the guard is telling him because he knows that it will not change anything and that he is still stuck behind bars
- Labour MPs - labour are more softly approached about migrants - How much power do they have?
- There is distance between the guard and the prisoner
- The guard has a piece of paper - the paper dictates what happens and controls the prisoners future

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- 'almost 1400 people': large numbers to show the severity of the situations
- 'i've been asked': insincerity, guard doesn't have anything to do as the prisoners are not actually dangerous
- 'more than 10 years': stuck there, nobody is doing anything to help them leave
- 'very upsetting': quite a calm word and not serious enough in this context
- 'hope that helps': sarcasm, shows they don't have access to adequate help
- guard only holding a sheet of paper: refugees are not dangerous and shouldn't be detained
- prisoner looks fed up

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- the colors blue could reflect police and authority.
- the characters look very bored and fed up

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- "I've been asked" extremely insincere and indirect. The paper the guard is holding also shows informality.
- the prisoner is smaller and further away from the guard. This suggests levels of hierarchy and power.
- use of vague language. Words "reportedly" "some" "slow process" shows that there is no evidence to show why these refugees are being held for so long.
- The family looks very posed and clueless, could represent a puppet family that has been put on display so the public forgets about things

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- borders are very messy, represents how the prisons are very messy, or just the general lack of care to make it look good
- images are in landscape - shows how much information needs to be there (needs space)
- characters are mostly always in the middle of the two bodies of text - could symbolises being trapped - just how the immigrants are trapped in the prisons.
- the use of blue is very dull and sad and the lack of color could represent how restrictive the prisons are, and that creativity is limited