Cormo Express | National Museum of Australia

Saudi Arabia's rejection of a shipment of 58,000 live sheep was one of the stranger stories of the year. The fate of these allegedly diseased sheep dominated the news until they were eventually dispatched to Eritrea.

Political cartoon of John Howard lying awake in bed, a dismayed look on his face. Floating above him, a thought balloon of sheep been thrown out of the Cormo Express, into the sea. - click to view larger image — 'Counting sheep' by Harry Bruce

Political cartoon of a human and a sheep, each in a small cage. Under the human is written, 'Vote winner'. Under the sheep 'Vote loser'. - click to view larger image — 'Vote winner' by Ron Tandberg

Political cartoon of two sheep drinking cocktails, lying in deckchairs on a sunny beach. One say to the other 'The old — 'Sheep' by Warren Brown

Political cartoon of a flock of sheep in conversation. The four at the front each have a speech bubble above them. 'Mr Howard's our patron', 'He cares about us', 'But he misled us', 'It was for the best'. - click to view larger image — 'Mr Howard's our patron' by Cathy Wilcox

Political cartoon of sheep crowded into a ships hold, looking out a window to the coast of Saudi Arabia. One sheep says 'There's a rumour we may be heading home'. Another has a thought balloon above their head, showing their return to cheering crowds. Another says 'They left as lambs and returned as sheep'. - click to view larger image — 'Welcome home' by Mark Knight

Behind the Lines 2007

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