Bad Omens
Impending doom and signs impossible to ignore
One of 2021’s biggest reports forecast a bleak climate future.
For decades, cartoonists have been reflecting on the science, debates and political posturing that mark global warming. As experts’ warnings become more dire and more urgent, cartoonists find new ways to illustrate this familiar territory.
A cartoon about the floods captures the mood of the nation, while high-vis vests, VR goggles and a buggy whip warehouse provoke a chuckle.
Floods
Johannes Leak, The Australian,
Who Pays?
Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Save Us From Ourselves (with the Thermometer and Syringe)
Megan Herbert, self-published,
Headspace
Philip Somerville, Line of Thought,
Angry Climate Kids
First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia,
Australia's Climate Action
Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Angus and Climate Change
Alan Moir, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Heritage Tours
Jon Kudelka, The Saturday Paper,
Snake Oil Sales
Johannes Leak, The Australian,
Burying Disbelief
Jon Kudelka, The Australian,
Beautiful One Day ... Blindsided the Next
David Rowe, The Australian Financial Review,
Reef-Coloured Glasses
Jon Kudelka, The Saturday Paper,
Renewed Energy
John Spooner, The Australian,
