Fiona Katauskas

Fiona Katauskas (born 1969) is an Australian political cartoonist at the Guardian Australia. She won the Jim Russell Award in 2022 for her contribution to Australian cartooning.

Katauskas was born in 1969. She attended the Australian National University majoring in political science. She has been creating cartoons since 1997 and her work has appeared in The Age, The Australian, Australian Financial Review, The Bulletin, Eureka Street, New Matilda and The Sydney Morning Herald.

Awards and honours She won the Cartoon On The Night at the 2017 Stanley Awards. She received the Jim Russell Award at the 2022 Stanleys, recognising her contribution to Australian cartooning. She was named Political Cartoonist of the Year in 2023 by the Museum of Australian Democracy.

Publications The Amazing True Story of How Babies Are Made (HarperCollins, 2015) Hi From Outer Space (Allen & Unwin, 2024)