A selected collection of 150+ full colour news and current affairs cartoons of the events of 2009 from Australian based, nationally and internationally syndicated cartoonist, Paul Zanetti. Most cartoons are of an Aussie flavour, but include Obama and general cartoons in the mix. Take a look back at news and views from a tumultuous year which included the Global Financial Crisis, President Obama's Presidency, the Victorian bushfires, the Queensland elections, airport security, Prime Minister Rudd's jet-setting, Malcolm Turnbull, the big bad banks, footy players behaving badly, asylum seekers, swine flu, stimulus packages, Damir Dokic, General Motors, Gordon Ramsay, Underbelly, Peter Costello’s goodbyes, Ben Cousin's demons, police tasers, utegate, Michael Jackson's death, Godwin Grech, climate change, emissions trading, NSW government scandals, Kyle Sandilands, bikie laws, Brendan Fevola, Greg Norman's marriage, Hey, Hey it's Saturday... and more. What a year!