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Behind the Lines

Matt Golding

Matt Golding is a Melbourne-based cartoonist, currently drawing political cartoons for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He has won numerous awards, and in 2018 was honoured as MoAD's Political Cartoonist of the Year.

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Text reads, 'Airport slots.' A large Qantas plane whistles and holds up a hand at a small Rex plane, which veers off to the side.

Slot Hoarding

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

A plane in the shape of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's head spits exploding nuclear symbols onto a field of solar panels.

Dutton's Distract, Delay, and Destruct

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

Text reads, 'Gina Rinehart inspects her rebate for $300.' Mining magnate Rinehart leans over a microscope.

Gina's Bill Relief

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

In a large gallery, Ken Done's colourful paintings adorn a wall. The last work is grey, and reads, '4th coral bleaching event.' A person says, 'I prefer his earlier work.'

I Don’t Know Much about Climate Art, But I Know What I Like

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

A truck labelled 'Bipartisan coal and gas rental', with Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese atop, is blocking the road for many solar panels, wind towers and batteries, which are saying things like, 'Honk!' and 'My child has an appointment with the future!'

Renewable Energy Transition Rebellion

Matt Golding, Nine Papers,

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,

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,

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

Obsolete Brands

Matt Golding, The Age,

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,

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 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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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, The Age, 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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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 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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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, The Age, 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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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 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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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, The Age, 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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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,

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, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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

Our Plan

Matt Golding, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,

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