Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Filmed my first appearance on Talking Pictures with @fionakatauskas.bsky.social and Mike Bowers this morning! Tune in Sunday morning at about 9.45am to watch ✌️ 3565 56
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yesterday NSW approved NSW’s largest ever coal expansion to HVO’s coal mine in the Hunter. The next step is federal approval. I know AI is the hot topic of the moment but we *know* coal and gas are driving the climate crisis. Let’s not lose sight of that and the decisions being made in its shadow. 18937 89
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today’s comic in @australia.theguardian.com - in celebration and defence of Multicultural Australia! I wouldn’t be here without it, and I love it 😻 (but don’t hear that many people cheering it on recently). 17431 74
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Cartoonists are some of the few bold voices left in mainstream media. Both @cathywilcox.bsky.social and @fionakatauskas.bsky.social have fought for space and held their own in a very male dominated field for decades. Thank you Fiona and Cathy making space for women, and all your wit and insight! 625858 258
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Goodluck Count Binface in the Clacton by-election! 1429 42
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Did this cartoon for Cheek media early in the week when I heard that the $89 Anko glasses sold out at Kmart… 25427 54
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Ready to do a graphic recording to illustrate memories of nature for a group of older Australians - an intense session drawing ten portraits as well as capturing the stories attendees share in quotes and artworks. Love when my passions come together - art, conservation and nature storytelling! 2183 18
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Pauline Hanson: racist www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comPauline Hanson loses bid to overturn Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination findingJudges find in Faruqi’s favour after One Nation leader launched an appeal against judgement she had breached Racial Discrimination Act 1227260 272
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Today in @australia.theguardian.com … 2338 33
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 05/07/2026"The Commission has come under fire for its indulgence of pro-Israel perspectives, while refusing Palestinian voices despite anti-Palestinian sentiments expressed by several witnesses." @deepcutnews.bsky.social has the receipts. #auspol www.deepcutnews.com/p/pro-israel...deepcutnews.comPro-Israel lobbyist who said ‘there are no civilians’ in Gaza testified at Royal CommissionHere are some past statements made by Arsen Ostrovsky 79653 96
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I’m really behind in a lot of work but I decided to draw Paul Hogan’s criticism of Pauline Hanson for my own personal therapeutic purposes. 28218 82
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtAdam Morton @adammorton.bsky.social · 27/06/2026It's complicated. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comPark to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese governmentMinns government waited on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national park 1117 11
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtACLU @aclu.org · 27/06/2026The United Nations is calling for independent investigations after at least 50 people have died in ICE custody since President Trump began his second term. The death rate is higher than it's been in over a decade, and this year is already on track to be worse than 2025. This is unconscionable.barrons.comUN Demands Probes Into US ICE Custody DeathsThe United Nations on Friday demanded independent investigations into dozens of deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since last year -- and swift action to prevent more peopl... 481702729 1.7K
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Political cartoon published with Cheek Media today 👇🏽 38129 81
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Calling last drinks! Drew this for @australia.theguardian.com in December, flat was an understatement. 0145 14
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I'm a first generation Australian. In the 1970's, my Dad came from Britain and my mother came from India. We're not a monoculture and we never will be, so many of us (including myself) wouldn't be here without multiculturalism! T-shirts at www.jessharwoodart.com 98129 81
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtMorgan @lumorgan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The ‘natural intelligence’ of trees is awesome. Thanks @jessharwoodart.bsky.social for highlighting an Aus insurance policy against extinction. (Hope the govt doesn’t cut their funding 🫣) 055 5
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Today in @australia.theguardian.com - did you know about PlantBank, our very own doomsday vault for Australia’s biodiversity? Read more about this as the Botanic Gardens of Sydney (which operates the seed bank) celebrates its 210th birthday today! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comMeet the people protecting the magic beans of life from extinction | Jess HarwoodThe Australian PlantBank is like no other place on Earth 0145 14
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtPat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A big part of the AI / data centre industry's strategy is to present itself as a done deal: their line is this technology can't be stopped and we can only get on board or get left behind. But people have more power than that and we can learn from the past commonslibrary.org/how-to-un-do...commonslibrary.orgHow to Un-do a ‘Done Deal’ with Strategy and SoulThe Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice. 05221 52
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Today’s comic in @australia.theguardian.com What’s in your survival kit? 12411 24
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 05/06/2026BIG FEELINGS this World environment day. Lots of rage as we watch these people burn the world. A reminder that we must push back on apathy and despair and keep trying to make things better, otherwise we will certainly lose it all. 19036 90
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtDavid Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026We broke significant national news this week and not a single mainstream media outlet wanted to cover it or follow up. It isn't surprising, but it is illustrative. Put simply, they're all owned and operated by Zionist billionaires. This is why indie media needs to exist. 12342168 342
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I put as much effort into this cartoon as Scott Morrison did to sign Australia up to the worst $368 billion deal has ever had. 64622 46
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Tomorrow, Michael West Media faces Australia’s biggest company, BHP, in the Federal Court of Australia over our reporting on the case of injured coal miner Simon Turner and broader allegations of wage theft in the mining industry. 36723 67
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Why AI generated content presented as ‘art’ makes me see red 👇🏽 www.theguardian.com/technology/c...theguardian.comAI ‘art’ is boring, soulless theft – and when I see it as an artist I see red | Jess HarwoodI draw the old way – with my hand. Doing it with AI would not make me more creative, it would drain the colour out of my existence 14311 43
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Relevant for budget day… making some steps towards intergenerational equity, but so much more to do. Commissioned comic for Next Economy last year. 16923 69
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026First day as a Writer in Residence at the Botanic Gardens Sydney and I got to look at old books and hold the ceremonial spade! 3623 62
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Forgot to post last week’s second @australia.theguardian.com comic about David Attenborough turning 100. It’s been wonderful to receive so many messages off the back of this comic about how much Attenborough has inspired people to know, learn about and love nature 0187 18
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Today’s cartoon in @australia.theguardian.com by me. It’s yuuuuuge 1223 22
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Pauline Hanson’s got a $1 million gift from Australia’s richest woman. No strings attached? 14117 41
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtMarket Forces @marketforces.org.au · 23/04/2026⏰ Ring ring — Governance wakeup call! 🍃 Spring is here in #Japan, and it's time for megabanks and trading houses to wake up on governance! Investors deserve boards that support long-term, sustainable growth. Vote NO to directors who aren't doing their job 🙅 #climate @jessharwoodart.bsky.socialshareholderaction.asiaClimate Financial Group Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Directors at Japan’s Megabanks and Trading Houses - Asia Shareholder Action 063 6
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Two of Australia's greatest supporters of the fossil fuel industry, on #EarthDay. Even the best satirical writers would struggle to conjure this. 77438 74
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 21/04/2026She’s bloody sick of this shit guys 06419 64
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The strategy in the Strait, straight from the mind of the greatest negotiator of all time 0134 13
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Get out your dog whistles and lock the front door, the Coalition has dropped a new immigration policy! 24111 41
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Thinking of those who are waking up every day to check if family and friends are safe, and who are having to endure our government continually failing to acknowledge, call out and act on war crimes, genocide. 117861 178
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Read this lede from the NYT - Netanyahu in the Situation Room, Trump not sitting at the head of the table, etc - & then tell me again how antisemitic it is to dare suggest that Israel has undue influence over our government & helped push us into this war of choice. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u... 541290331 1.3K
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I feel quite proud I resisted buying HCB for four months until this weekend 2424 42
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Woah will you look at this petrol station sign?? Crazy!! 519161 191
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 21/03/2026It’s not quite an orange wave in South Australia but it’s definitely an algal bloom #auspol 0325 32
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Been really getting into makeup tutorials lately, and I know Canavan loves a bit of coal cosplay 45820 58
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 10/03/2026I read about the US-Israeli bombing of oil depots causing horrific polluted rain across Iran. Iranians have reportedly been experiencing breathing difficulties and headaches. If you work in environmental or social justice, we must stand against war and for peace. No war! #nowar 39634 96
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtJosh Meadows @joshmeadows.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I missed this important piece from the weekend. @euanritchie.bsky.social @jessharwoodart.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comA scorching summer has left Australian wildlife on the brink, but it doesn’t have to be this way | Euan Ritchie and Jess HarwoodUnsettling predictions are now our catastrophic reality, but a brighter future is still within reach if our political leaders change course 1115 11
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 01/03/2026The first war of the Board of Peace Era 04015 40
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Our first collaboration and joint publication in @australia.theguardian.com! @jessharwoodart.bsky.social and I describe some of the recent impacts of climate change, extreme weather events, and other threats, on wildlife and ecosystems across southern Australia www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comA scorching summer has left Australian wildlife on the brink, but it doesn’t have to be this way | Euan Ritchie and Jess HarwoodUnsettling predictions are now our catastrophic reality, but a brighter future is still within reach if our political leaders change course 09740 97
Reposted by Jess Harwood ArtDana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 28/02/2026“We must change course: we owe it to current and future generations and the extraordinary and unique plants, animals and other life we share this world with.” 🙏 @euanritchie.bsky.social @jessharwoodart.bsky.socialtheguardian.comA scorching summer has left Australian wildlife on the brink, but it doesn’t have to be this way | Euan Ritchie and Jess HarwoodUnsettling predictions are now our catastrophic reality, but a brighter future is still within reach if our political leaders change course 14622 46
Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Happy Mardi Gras from Australia’s Eucalypts! They come in every colour of the rainbow and are the original supporters of diversity with over 800 species. Have fun tonight if you’re celebrating! 🌈 x 24816 48