θɹuːˈaʊt ðə fˈɪftiz ænd sˈɪkstiz, tˈænɚ wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː kɑːɹtˈuːnɪsts ʌvðɪ ˈiəɹə tə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli hˈaɪlaɪt ðə plˈaɪt ʌvðɪ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs ɔːstɹˈeɪliənz ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
Throughout the fifties and sixties, Tanner was one of the few cartoonists of the era to regularly highlight the plight of the Indigenous Australians in Australia.