Melbourne, June 15 (ANI): A cartoonist in Australia has been banned from social networking site Facebook, over a lewd drawing of the country's Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Larry Pickering, who shot to prominence as a cartoonist for several newspapers, told Facebook fans he couldn't post for three days.

The source of the grief is a cartoon, still live on his blog, featuring a naked Gillard talking about the carbon tax, News.com.au reported.

The picture was far too obscene and offensive to post on a family website.

In the snap, Gillard is pictured bending over and holding the hand of a much smaller Penny Wong, and telling punters: You'll wake up on July 1st and nothing will have changed.

The couple, trying to escape the towering PM, says: Mmm... not even the f---ing temperature... come on dear.

The cartoon has been doing the rounds for some months, but in response to his ban, Pickering posted last night: Facebook's taken me off air for 3 days. Means I can't post for a while.

Complaints again from the arrogant Left here on Facebook, he wrote. (ANI)