Thomas Mayo
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander author & Assistant National Secretary of the MUA. ABIA Book of the Year with Kerry O’Brien in 2024. Latest book: Always Was, Always Will Be - The campaign for justice and recognition continues Www.thomasmayo.com.au
"Its willingness to embrace masculine vulnerability and strength to look towards is a better future is deeply moving” City Hub DEAR SON 8 – 25 JAN Based on the book by Thomas Mayo Adapted by Isaac Drandic and John Harvey Directed by Isaac Drandic 📷: Stephen Wilson Barker
I’ve just seen the play and now I’m going to read the book. So much food for thought.
Thomas Mayo@thomasmayo.bsky.social · last yr.From page to stage. I never expected my book Dear Son - Letters and Reflections from First Nations Fathers and Sons to become a play. I’m so happy it has. It is something special. If you won’t get a chance to see the play, there’s always the book: publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/...
DEAR SON Based on the book by Thomas Mayo Adapted by Isaac Drandic and John Harvey Directed by Isaac Drandic Letters of love by First Nations fathers and sons: bit.ly/Dear-Son Book a 2026 season ticket to lock in the best seat at the best price: bit.ly/2026-Season
"Keep talking with each other," On this episode of What's the Big Idea, Paul Barclay spoke to @thomasmayo.bsky.social about the next steps for Indigenous justice and reconciliation. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: australiainstitute.org.au/post/where-t...
This is why the investigation into the death of Kumanjayi White- and all investigations into Indigenous deaths in custody - should be conducted by an authority with a deep understanding of racism from an Indigenous perspective, and at arms length from police.
From page to stage. I never expected my book Dear Son - Letters and Reflections from First Nations Fathers and Sons to become a play. I’m so happy it has. It is something special. If you won’t get a chance to see the play, there’s always the book: publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/...
Always admired Thomas Mayo during The Voice campaign so decided to read his book. ‘Always was Always will be’ Should be compulsory and mandated reading in all secondary schools. I’m building a fire in my belly’ Thomas. I’m never giving up.
See you at Byron Writers Festival where I’ll be talking cultural and political nation-building in four big sessions! Such an honour to speak alongside greatly admired writers including Thomas Mayo, Barry Jones, Tom Keneally and more. Tix will sell fast: www.byronwritersfestival.com/festival/wri...
The parties of divide and conquer have thoroughly conquered themselves.
Great to see investigative journalism win. The costs, though, financially, emotionally, in terms of time and exhaustion, are too much. We desperately need to properly overhaul defamation laws in this country. #auspol
marque lawyers@marquelawyers.com.au · last yr.Ben Roberts-Smith has lost his defamation case appeal.
the exploiters use culture wars and other f#ckery to distract us from real issues. but ‘No.’ p.s. thankyou for the MWF panel today. 🙏 I just bought ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ on audible, ta! 💙
Tonight, Australia voted No to ignorance & Yes to Acknowledgement; No to xenophobia & Yes to Welcomes; No to regression & Yes to progress. Peter Dutton, Jacinta Price, Clive Palmer, Pauline Hanson, the IPA & Advance henceforth have no mandate. They’ve been thoroughly told NO.
Anthony Albanese pays his respect to the traditional owners of the land in which he stands, today and every day. #auspol
Tonight, Australia voted No to ignorance & Yes to Acknowledgement; No to xenophobia & Yes to Welcomes; No to regression & Yes to progress. Peter Dutton, Jacinta Price, Clive Palmer, Pauline Hanson, the IPA & Advance henceforth have no mandate. They’ve been thoroughly told NO.
We really need to do something about this Australia
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Great episode and essential viewing in this last week of the election campaign. #auspol
Louise Milligan@milliganreports.bsky.social · last yr.I’ve been working on Monday's election #4Corners. It's a bit spicy. A bit sweary. IMHO, a cracking good watch. Spent some time on the buses. It was... real. Or, to be precise, it wasn't real at all. But insight into a high stakes election in a high stakes world. #auspol
Dutton has been trying to distance himself from Trump. But in his routine failure to answer questions, his labeling of journalists as "hate media" and "left wing", his imperious view that he is beyond accountability, Dutton has shown he shares Trump's authoritarian impulses. #ausvotes #auspol
Thomas Mayo@thomasmayo.bsky.social · last yr.The more we know about Peter Dutton, the further in to the dark shadows the details get. Louise Milligan and the 4 Corners team did excellent work on the program last night. Dutton has questions to answer, #Auspol, though we know he won’t answer them.
The more we know about Peter Dutton, the further in to the dark shadows the details get. Louise Milligan and the 4 Corners team did excellent work on the program last night. Dutton has questions to answer, #Auspol, though we know he won’t answer them.
Louise Milligan@milliganreports.bsky.social · last yr.Watch #4Corners. Support public interest journalism. #auspol #australiavotes
Our final #SundayShot before the election is up! @australiainstitute.org.au's @amyremeikis.bsky.social and @declassifiedaus.bsky.social's @petercronau.bsky.social chat with @davemilbo.bsky.social. And @thomasmayo.bsky.social stops by. Please watch & subscribe👇. youtube.com/live/ulyufDq...
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Oooh excellent, @thomasmayo.bsky.social is an extra guest on today, on indigenous affairs and policy for election... www.youtube.com/live/ulyufDq... . #SundayShot #Ausvotes #Auspol
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“We now know that the so-called grassroots funding campaign for the referendum ‘no’ case was really a handful of dark money donors - often foreign influence”. @thomasmayo.bsky.social #SundayShot #racism
Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander author and leader Thomas Mayo will be in conversation with AHA member Clare Wright, as part of the 2025 Sydney Writers Festival. Details and tickets are here: www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
If you don’t know the details about Dutton’s flip flopping policies, vote No to Liberal National candidate in the federal election.
"If you don’t know the details about Dutton’s flip flopping policies, vote 'No!' to Liberal National candidates in the federal election. (Thomas Mayo) #auspol #ausvotes #election25
Thomas Mayo@thomasmayo.bsky.social · last yr.If you don’t know the details about Dutton’s flip flopping policies, vote No to Liberal National candidate in the federal election.
Evidence that you can run a quality political campaign without a single lie! #auspol
Thomas Mayo@thomasmayo.bsky.social · last yr.If you don’t know the details about Dutton’s flip flopping policies, vote No to Liberal National candidate in the federal election.