Blog post about this scene here: stuartmcmillen.com/blog/australia
In my illustration, I chose to imagine what the immature trees of the arboretum will look like in 20-30 years time when they are more fully grown.
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Australian cartoonist. Idiosyncratic science communicator. Comics about society, ecology, post-growth economics. Latest: TownWithoutTelevision.com
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Australian Magpie at the National Arboretum Canberra.
Happy spring! #canberra #magpie #australianmagpie
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You have to write a little blurb about your entry in the walkleys and it's always a good chance to get a few things off your chest. Took about two minutes this year.
"Hot Albo"
Just prior to this year's federal election, the IPCC put out a blunt report telling the world that
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Just staggering perfection.
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This will set the framework for Australia's art policy. Submissions close TONIGHT at midnight. More info arts.gov.au/have-your-say/ and in this series of tweets:
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Australian Artists: tonight is your last chance to provide input into Australia's new National Cultural Policy 1/3 twitter.com/ArtsAccessVic/…
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My submission to the National Cultural Policy.
About my views on being an artist, and the value of the arts to Australia. #nationalculturalpolicy
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And here is Helen Garner's submission, showing just how simple and plain-spoken your input can be twitter.com/_esther/status 3/3
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Take a lovely little break to read the excellent Helen Garner's submission to the National Cultural Policy consultation: a truly beautiful articulation of what it means to work as a writer, with a heartfelt thanks to the governments who invested with such foresight in that work –
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Here is a guide for possible discussion points that you might want to include in your submission mailchi.mp/7d060950d38c/c 2/3
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Australian Artists: tonight is your last chance to provide input into Australia's new National Cultural Policy 1/3
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#NationalCulturalPolicy submissions are due tonight! Tell the fed govt what you want for the arts. You can send a short email, audio, or video file to their email address. (You don't have to use their template). More info on the AAV website: artsaccess.com.au/national-cultu
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I can't stop thinking about this quote by Albo.
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Albanese today on Morrison's actions: "The first rule of power grab club is don't talk about power grab club. And Scott Morrison broke that rule today." #auspol @SBSnews
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Statement on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association.
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My comic 'Type III' is 10 years old. Still raises some good points about industrial ecology, recycling and circular thinking. #CircularEconomy
Read the full 20 page thinkpiece via stuartmcmillen.com/comic/type-iii/
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My comic 'Type III' is 10 years old. Still raises some good points about industrial ecology, recycling and circular thinking. #CircularEconomy
Read the full 20 page thinkpiece via stuartmcmillen.com/comic/type-iii/
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"I made a promise to myself that everything I did, I would do my very best to make sure that anyone who wanted it could access it." - Pat Grant on simultaneously publishing his comics for free online, and in books for sale
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And this hour-long talk about Pat Grant's artistic journey as a comics artist is also very inspiring! Love his passion. youtube.com/watch?v=cCwEME #auscomics
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Auscomics webinar: Joshua Santospirito, Eleri Harris and Safdar Ahmed discuss comics' place in the Australian publishing landscape us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/NcQXr
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Esclavos Energéticos:
¿Cuántos “esclavos energéticos” invisibles hacen falta para movilizar nuestros estilos de vida modernos?
stuartmcmillen.com/es/comic/escla
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Mi cómic sobre los combustibles fósiles, "Esclavos Energéticos" fue traducido al español!
• Esclavos Energéticos: stuartmcmillen.com/es/comic/escla #EsclavosEnergeticos #EnergySlaves #BuckminsterFuller
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El pico del petróleo:
Ya hemos consumido cerca de la mitad de los recursos petroleros. ¿Cómo vamos a aprovechar la mitad que nos queda?
stuartmcmillen.com/es/comic/el-pi
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Mi cómic sobre los combustibles fósiles, "Pico del Petróleo" fue traducido al español!
• "Pico del Petróleo": stuartmcmillen.com/es/comic/el-pi #peakoil #picodelpetroleo #Petroleo
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Mis cómics sobre los combustibles fósiles, "Pico del Petróleo" y "Esclavos Energéticos" fueron traducidos al español!
• Pico del Petróleo: stuartmcmillen.com/es/comic/el-pi
• Esclavos Energéticos: stuartmcmillen.com/es/comic/escla
[my comics 'Peak Oil' & 'Energy Slaves' are available in Spanish!]
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This is a very thoughtful article about the future of national parks in Australia. To what extent do you keep them wild, versus smooth out the 'rough bits'. And how that changes the experience for visitors abc.net.au/news/2022-07-2
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A clip from Don’t Look Up, and then a real TV interview that just happened
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Emmanuel, you’re my best friend!
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Aussie comic artists!
We’ve been developing this for a while and pleased to get it into the public eye!
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Announcing The Nanna Project.
With an expert team incl. @JshSantospirito @elerimai, Safdar Ahmed and Tony Thorne, the project will assist the development of, and create publishing outcomes for, graphic narratives.
islandmag.com/the-nanna-proj
Assisted through @arts_tasmania
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Announcing The Nanna Project.
With an expert team incl. , Safdar Ahmed and Tony Thorne, the project will assist the development of, and create publishing outcomes for, graphic narratives.
islandmag.com/the-nanna-proj
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I suppose there was nowhere to run to, but still! 😳
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I would also highly recommend reading the excellent bio "Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography" (2007) by David Michaelis stuartmcmillen.com/blog/reading-6/ which I profiled in a blog post
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The excellent and discusses Charles Schulz 'Peanuts' cartoon strip in this excellent podcast episode
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Wonderful podcast by and about the layers of brilliant decisions that Spielberg made when crafting Jurassic Park #JurassicPark
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People IRL vs people on this site. Fun comparison!🫠
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A creative person without a deadline is a truly tragic beast.
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Scott McCloud makes a similar point at the 15:30 mark of his interview on 99% Invisible podcast: 99percentinvisible.org/episode/speech
My #personalknowledgebank write-up of McCloud's point below
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every city has a "guy" they all know about. you can visit a friend in their town and see a man dressed in robes, riding a horse & your friend will go "oh yeah haha that's horseback jesus" and then that's just the end of the explanation.
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