Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

The Guardian Australia

The Guardian Australia is the Australian website of the British global online and print newspaper, The Guardian. Available solely in an online format, the newspaper's launch was led by Katharine Viner in time for the 2013 Australian federal election and followed the introduction of Guardian US in 2011.

A couple talk to a medical professional under a sign that reads 'Family Planning.' One shelf behind them is full of birth control methods. The medical professional says, 'And these aren't technically contraceptives but they do stop people from getting pregnant…' while pointing to a shelf full of blocks that read, 'News, cost of living soars, housing to stay unaffordable, hottest day ever, pervasive sense of doom remains.'

Not Kid's Stuff

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 25 July 2024

Two men with overgrown beards and large signs on their chests that say 'No longer obsessing that the end is nigh' and 'Eschewing any evidence that we're all doomed!' One says, 'We've both been so much more relaxed since embracing news avoidance.'

No News Is Good News

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 15 June 2024

A long First Dog on the Moon comic addresses the housing crisis and the way in which the government tries to tie it to immigration, through small cartoon animals.

Immigration OR Housing

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 20 May 2024

A long First Dog on the Moon comic talks about the joys of seeing Aurora Australis from their backyard. The final panel says, 'What a waste of a perfectly good planet.'

Lovely Aurora

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 10 May 2024

A woman holding a baby with a child by her side reads a sign that says, 'Danger zone – you are here,' surrounded by text such as 'poverty', 'police indifference', 'fear', 'homelessness.' She says, 'And they ask why we don't just leave.'

Warning Signs

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 2 May 2024

A family play a Monopoly-like boardgame called 'Duopoly'. Text reads, 'Not fun for the whole family' and 'Go directly to Woolies or Coles. Do not pass any other supermarkets. Do not collect ungouged goods.'

Let the Buyer Beware

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 19 March 2024

Two men in suits watch a climate protest. One of them says, 'At least our destructive behaviour is good for the shareholders.'

Profits of Doom

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 9 March 2024

A long First Dog on the Moon comic explains the Centrelink crisis through small animal characters. A man named Mark has his Centrelink payments cut while he has brain surgery.

Centrelink Brain

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 4 March 2024

A long First Dog on the Moon comic points out the gender pay gap with small cartoon animals. In the final square, a group of men decide that there's nothing they can do about it.

Gender Pay Gap

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 28 February 2024

Text reads, '16 years on…' On a cliff, a white family read books labelled 'Australian History.' On the other side of a gap is another cliff, where a First Nations woman with a child holds up a book that says, 'The Truth about Australian History.' She says, 'It's one of the gaps that's been hardest to close…'

Don't Mind the Gap

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 13 February 2024

Text reads, 'Climate change and the cost of living. Everything is going up…' The cartoon then lists insurance costs, food prices, housing stress, as well as fossil fuel profits and new coal and gas approvals.

It's Going to Cost the Earth!

Jess Harwood, The Guardian Australia, 18 January 2024

A dog stands behind a lectern and addresses delegates at the 2023 ALP National Conference. The dog says they will only 'pretend to consider' changes to policy positions.

ALP Conference 2023

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 16 August 2023

The Care Factor

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 15 August 2023

Three penguins argue about whether climate change is more important than getting Taylor Swift tickets.

Sea Level Taylor Swift

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 28 June 2023

Two people look up at a group of cloaked horsemen, one says 'I liked it so much better when there were only four of them...' The horseman are named: Death, War, Famine, Conquest, Plague, Climate Change, and AI.

Horses for Courses

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 3 June 2023

Across multiple cartoon cells, a potato attends a series of meetings and investigates the misuse of confidential information at PwC.

PwC 2023

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 2 June 2023

Six images showing aspects of 'Winter in Australia's glorified tents (ie. terribly insulated homes)', including 'icy toilet seats' and cold rooms closed until spring.

The Winter of Our DisconTENT

Jess Harwood, The Guardian Australia, 24 May 2023

Two panels entitled 'A Brief history of talking about the weather'. First panel, 'Then...', shows two people having a conversation. Second panel, 'Now', the same two people in distress hold up their phones.

Small Talk/Big Issue

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 18 April 2023

In a room full of tents, one man says to another, 'I used to say I worked in a camping goods store but now I'm an "affordable housing consultant..."'

Winter of Our Discount Tent

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 30 March 2023

Anthony Albanese's dog, Toto, goes aboard the 'HMAS APS' spaceship. Toto expresses surprise at its dire state, and finds thousands of APS employees in 'cryosleep'.

Commander Toto

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 22 June 2022

Two dogs recount the days of COVID. They block it out by singing, with a sign outlining number of deaths in the background. The dogs comTwo dogs recount the days of COVID. They block it out by singing, with a sign outlining number of deaths in the background. The dogs comment on how the community briefly came together.ment on how the community briefly came together.

COVID 2022 Help Help

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 8 June 2022

Multiple cartoon panels each containing a different scene where 'Scott Man' refuses to address the situation at hand.

Scott Man 2020

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 16 May 2022

Multiple panels outlining the stories of pets that survived flooding.

Stories of the Flood

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 18 March 2022

Multiple panels with 'Senator Ian the Climate Denialist Potato' disputing young people's issues in today's society, such as climate change.

Angry Climate Kids

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 3 September 2021

A robot-looking guide takes robot-looking children on a tour of 'Nice things' at a museum. Nice things include a hot bath, a cat asleep in sunshine and clean sheets. The children are horrified.

Museum of Nice Things

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 14 May 2021

Multiple panels outlining Scott Morrison's performance as prime minister during the pandemic. Title reads: 'Welcome to Comrade Morrison's glorious dawn of socialism!'

Comrade Morrison

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 3 April 2020

12 panels contain 12 funny stories about pets during the pandemic when their owners worked from home.

Pets of the Pandemic

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 30 March 2020

Six panels outline the devastation of the bushfires, as well as some of the positives that have come from it. Text at the bottom reads, 'Hope is unfortunately other people, and we are all we have'.

Saving the Animals

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 29 January 2020

Series of panels where Tony Abbott is in a shipping box at the 'Brexit Trade Department Offices' in the UK. He responds to word prompts from three different people.

Tony Tony Tony

First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia, 4 December 2019