Fiona Katauskas political cartoons, 1998-2022

PXA 7679

fonds

1998-2022

Graphic Materials, Drawings

9675878

291 drawings - 21 x 30 cm and smaller - ink and watercolour

Fiona Katauskas is a freelance contemporary female cartoonist whose work has been published in a variety of news media and independent publications, including the Sydney Morning Herald, Age, Australian Financial Review, Bulletin, Eureka Street, New Matilda and The Chaser.

Reference: Library correspondence file

This collection contains cartoons documenting a range of political events and issues in New South Wales and Australia spanning the period 1998-2022. Current issues include the economy, immigration and asylum seekers, women, climate change, Indigenous issues, elections, political leaders and international events.

Box 1
1-25. Cartoons published in The Chaser and Sydney Morning Herald, 1998-2003, relating to Indigenous affairs, East Timor, GST, public education, the monarchy, US politics and the Iraq war, Islamophobia. Also features politicians John Howard, Tony Abbott, Kim Beazley, Peter Costello, Paul Keating, Bob Hawke, Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser

26-65. Cartoons published in Melbourne Times, Chaser, New Matilda, Manic Times and NSW Women’s newsletter, 2004-2009, relating to indigenous affairs, immigration and asylum seekers, education, the Iraq War, the global financial crisis. Also features politicians John Howard, Mark Latham, Kevin Rudd, Brendan Nelson

Box 2
66-161. Cartoons published in Eureka Street and New Matilda, 2010-2014, relating to climate change, immigration and asylum seekers, leadership challenge, indigenous affairs. Also features politicians Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Chris Bowen, Wayne Swan, Bill Shorten, Christopher Pyre, George Brandis, Tony Abbott, Clive Palmer, Scott Morrison

Box 3
162-241. Cartoons published in Eureka Street and New Matilda, 2015-2019, relating to climate change, indigenous affairs, immigration and asylum seekers, leadership challenge, emissions trading scheme, Uluru. Also features politicians Tony Abbott, George Brandis, Joe Hockey, Scott Morrison, Malcolm Turnbull, Clive Palmer, Pauline Hanson, Bronwyn Bishop, Barnaby Joyce, Peter Dutton

Box 4
242-291. Cartoons published in Eureka Street, 2020-2022, relating to indigenous affairs, asylum seekers, women’s rights and policies, climate change, Black Lives Matter, COVID. Also features politicians Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton, Christian Porter, Craig Kelly, Josh Frydenberg, Anthony Albanese

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Fiona Katauskas
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Fiona Katauskas

Annotated by artist with dates and subjects on verso