The Problems of the World

Behind the Lines Political Cartoons Exhibition, Old Parliament House Canberra, 2025

The annual Behind the Lines exhibition celebrates the talent of Australia’s best cartoonists, presenting a unique time capsule of the year in Australian politics.

In this cartoon a crowd of people, seemingly disconnected from each other, are looking down at their phones, doomscrolling, consuming negative news online. As Rosie Murrell said when she posted the image to Instagram, they – and we – are 'wondering what we can possibly do to stop any of it. And the exhaustion of it.'