Synchronised spinning and the invisible PM: Australia’s best political cartoons of 2021

Australian cartoonists cast a satirical and sceptical eye over politicians. The results are informative, insightful, cutting, acidic and hilarious. Russ Radcliffe created the annual Best Australian Political Cartoons series in 2003 to highlight and record the year's top offerings. Here, Guardian Australia's photographer-at-large Mike Bowers picks out some of his favourites from this year's edition

The 2021 edition is published on 1 November and can be pre-ordered at Scribe Publications