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.

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Care Factor

Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian Australia, 15 August 2023

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