Fiona Katauskas' work has also appeared in ABC's The Drum, New Matilda, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian, The Financial Review and Scribe's Best Australian political cartoon anthologies.
Topic tags: Fiona Katauskas, Tony Abbott, Santa Claus
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I can't believe it. Where's Rudolph? Pam | 16 December 2014
So where are the cartoons of Gillard and Rudd puffing up their alleged achievements ? Oh I forgot ... they're Labor. HH | 16 December 2014
Towards a new national anthem, with apologies to Messrs Fields and Donovan, composers of Abadaba Honeymoon. Abbott Abbott Abbott Abbott Abbott, Abbott, Abbott said the monkey to the chimp, Abbott Abbott Abbott Abbott Abbott, Abbott, Abbott said the chimpy to the monk. All day long they chattered away, All day long they were happy and gay, Swinging and singing in a Hockey Tacky way. Gavan | 17 December 2014
Oh come on HH. Political cartoonists are about the present, not the past. Their role, like that of journalists, is to prick the balloons of those currently in power, lest they come to believe their own propaganda. And don't you accept that there is at least some truth in Fiona's captions? Ginger Meggs | 17 December 2014
Oi HH, stop living in the past. Abbott is in charge now (sigh) and we have to live with that. The boot is on the other foot and no amount of kicking will shake it off. The comment is not inaccurate either. Merry Christmas to you also. Brett | 18 December 2014
Brett, & GM, I meant: where WERE Fiona's cartoons lampooning Gillard/Rudd boasting of their alleged achievements back in the day - apparently Fiona wasn't into pricking balloons so much then, eh? Meanwhile, thanks Brett for your Christmas greetings - and I wish you and GM a most happy Christmas in return. HH | 21 December 2014
Here are just a few examples of this cartoonist taking the Mickey out of Gillard, HH. < http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=26231#.VJgF2AALs >, < http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=27377#.VJgGfAALs >, < http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=26892#.VJgGyAALs >, < http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=28343#.VJgHPAALs >, < http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=29318#.VJgHoAALs >. Satisfied now? Ginger Meggs | 22 December 2014
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Fiona Katauskas' work has also appeared in ABC's The Drum, New Matilda, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian, The Financial Review and Scribe's Best Australian political cartoon anthologies.