wˌɛn ɡɹˈeɪəm pˈɜːkɪn ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ɪn mˈɛlbɚn ˈɔfɚd hˌɪm ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv tʃˈiːf pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kɑːɹtˈuːnɪst, tˈænɚɹ ɐɡɹˈiːd ænd fɚðə nˈɛkst θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ʌntˈɪl hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, hiː sˈæɾɪɹˌaɪzd pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz ænd ɡˈeɪnd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ fˈæn bˈeɪs fɔːɹ hɪz ˈɛfɚts.
When Graham Perkin Editor of The Age newspaper in Melbourne offered him the position of Chief Political Cartoonist, Tanner agreed and for the next thirty years until he retired in 1997, he satirized politicians and gained a large fan base for his efforts.