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Behind the Lines

Matt Golding

Melbourne-based Matt Golding has been cartooning for more than 25 years. He is currently political cartoonist for The Age and The Sunday Age. A collection of his cartoons, Three Second Thoughts, was published in 2009. Golding has received a Walkley Award, eight Stanley Awards (including Best Single Gag Cartoon every year from 2005 to 2010) and, in 2018, was honoured as MoAD’s Political Cartoonist of the Year.

Works also displayed at Behind the Lines 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Angus Taylor, Michael McCormack, Matt Canavan, Barnaby Joyce and Scott Morrison sidestep questions about having a plan and the cost.

Our Plan

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

In the style of the 'Life. Be in it' ad which featured a man called 'Norm'. 'The New Norm' is sitting on an armchair with a mask on, text reads: 'Life. Be inside.'

The New Norm

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Scott Morrison is on horseback. Beneath are members of the Nationals as cats. In the background is Parliament House.

Herding Nats

Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald,

Coronavirus and Vegemite at a bar. Coronavirus says, 'Internationally, all people want to do is stop my spread.' Vegemite responds, 'I'm hearing you, buddy!'

Stopping the Australian Spread

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Two panels. First panel, shadowy figures watch a robot chase two people. The robot says, 'You owe us'. Second panel, the robot explodes, the two people say, 'An apology!!'

Owing Something to Someone

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Scott Morrison is an ostrich. His head in buried in sand. He says, 'There was no slavery in Australia'. Text beneath reads: 'Dark emu versus white ostrich'.

A Historical Perspective

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Two panels. First panel: Daniel Andrews says to three people, 'You need to change your behaviour to what you were doing before'. Second panel: same people hoard supermarket supplies. Andrews thinks, 'Damn'.

The Second Wave of Hoarding

Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald,

Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg walk away from a group of children saying, 'We'll leave you generations of debt and climate change. Don't grow up too soon!'

Inheritance

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Josh Frydenberg walks past Anthony Albanese saying 'You're toast!' Parliament House is in the background. A tub of butter is on a billboard with the text: 'Spreadable money' and 'I can't believe it's not a Labor budget!'

Budget Butter

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Two panels. First panel Michael McCormack walks away from Barnaby Joyce who is in a 'NATS' recycling bin. The second slide the roles are reversed. Parliament House is in the background.

Bin Night

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Scott Morrison says to Josh Frydenberg from inside a small house, 'Just look at them, Josh... locked down in their cave'. They are on the east side of Australia while Western Australia has people running around freely outside.

Cave Dwellers

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

A man sits in an armchair. A woman stands. A dog is on the floor. The man says, 'I'm moving my armchair expertise from epidemiology to nuclear powered naval submarines.'

Armchair Experts

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce at a press conference. A banner in the first panel says 'Net-zero commitment'. The second panel, Joyce has covered the 'net' with his hat.

Australia's Climate Action

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Text at the top: 'A possible coalition of vegetables and minerals'. Peter Dutton is on the left, as a potato. Barnaby Joyce is on the right, as a radish, holding a black substance.

A Union of Vegetables and Minerals

Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald,

Scott Morrison with the text 'Last act' and a picture of a boat on the sea. Anthony Albanese with the text 'First act' and the Aboriginal flag.

Last Act, First Act

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Champagne bottle with Boris Johnson's head as the cork is being popped. It says, 'Boris Partygate' and 'No Confidence' on the bottle.

A Toast to Partygate

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

A man looks over the edge of the ship 'Cost of Living'. He is looking at an iceberg lettuce.

The Cost of Living Iceberg

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Two photos of space. The first says, 'Seeing where we came from'. The second, Earth on fire, says, '...and where we're going'.

A Glimpse

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Earth is surrounded by a variety of space satellites. An red inflatable tube with a face and long arms looms over North America. Text reads: 'An escalation in the inflatable spying arms race'.

The Spying Arms Race

Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald,

Two people watch TV, one says, 'I wouldn't want to be one of those 80,000 people affected'. The other replies, 'I would.' On the screen: 'Those with $3M+ super hit with tax rise'.

Survival of the Richest

Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald,

Four colourful logos: Blockbuster, Kodak, Brashs and Liberal.

Obsolete Brands

Matt Golding, The Age,

Across a space background similar to the opening scene of each 'Star Wars' movie, words in yellow begin: 'King Charles III, The Irrelevant Empire Strikes Back...'

The Irrelevant Empire Strikes Back

Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald,

Entitled, 'One Biden short of a conga line,' Anthony Albanese wears a red, white and blue party hat, somebody's hands are on his shoulders, and his arms reach forward.

The Quad Conga

Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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