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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 4d

“We live in one of the richest countries in the world, that can afford to drop a lazy $360 billion on a bad idea... yet, when it comes to health, education, aged care, apparently, so many of these things are unaffordable.”

- @richarddenniss.bsky.social at the #RevenueSummit25

#auspol

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · 2d

spoOooky

The colour this week is Persimmon @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPersimmon #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · 7d

🎉🎉🎉

Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · 9d

plicky plucky plicky pluck…

The colour this week is Pickle Green @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPickleGreen #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · 13d

très magnifique

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 14d

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 14d

They houvred the Louvre.

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · 15d

☺️

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · 16d

squeeeee!

The colour this week is Heather @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCHeather #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 22d

Also, you may have noticed, I don’t care.

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · 23d

Hey there!

The colour this week is Auburn @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCAuburn #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

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Ellie Marney @elliemarney.bsky.social · 26d

Congratulations, Irish artists!
*cries in Australian*

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27d

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent www.rte.ie/news/budget-...

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

www.rte.ie

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · 29d

Delivery for @phlaimeaux.bsky.social & @maxrushden.bsky.social

BOC tanker truck for What Did You Do Yesterday Pod

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Oct 3

…and relax…

The colour this week is Prussian Blue @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPrussianBlue #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Sep 26

Thanks! 😊

Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Sep 26

The colour this week is Fallow @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCFallow #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

A teddy bear with glass eyes and a floppy bow around their neck

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Sep 20

Amazing (worth it), generous and very long thread ❤️

Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · Sep 20

Over on the Other Place I would occasionally put this thread together, most recently during lockdown, four years ago in fact, and I realised I'd not done it here. So, bear with, and feel free to mute as this is an epic (genuinely, I’m not sure we won’t reach hitherto non-invoked thread limits tbh).

Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Sep 20

🤣

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Sep 19

Hi!

The colour this week is Forest Green @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCForestGreen #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

Lots of little birds in amongst some leaves

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Sep 15

😍

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Sep 12

squawk!

The colour this week is Dove Grey @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCDoveGrey #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

Startled pigeon being beamed up by a flying saucer

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Sep 5

All over the dam…

The colour this week is Palatinate @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPalatinate #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

Worm wearing goggles and snorkel on a hook

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Aug 29

Sprung!

The colour this week is Straw Yellow @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCStrawYellow #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

Little bird wearing a daffodil flower for a hat

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Hilary @essayer.bsky.social · Aug 10

*sigh*

The banks can drop their mark up on interest rates or drop fees and charges, and still make extortionate profits without reference to what ever the RBA do

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Inflation figures point to a rate cut. But how long until borrowers see savings?

Quarterly data raises hopes among overstretched mortgage holders that a rate cut is coming.

www.abc.net.au

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