Thomas Mayo
Thomas Mayo is the award-winning author of many books, including most recently Always Was, Always Will Be, The Voice to Parliament Handbook, and Finding the Heart of The Nation.
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Thomas Mayo
Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man who lives on Larrakia land in Darwin. He is the Assistant National Secretary of the MUA, and an award winning author, essayist, orator and a signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. His advocacy and leadership for worker’s rights and for justice and recognition for Indigenous peoples spans over twenty years. Thomas has previously written five books published by Hardie Grant, and has articles and essays published in The Guardian, Griffith Review and Sydney Morning Herald.
Thomas is the author of Always Was, Always Will Be, Finding the Heart of The Nation, Dear Son, Finding The Heart, Freedom Day and The Voice to Parliament Handbook with Kerry O’Brien. The Voice to Parliament Handbook won the 2024 ABIA award for Book of the Year, Social Impact Book of the Year and General Non-Fiction Book of the Year.
Thomas is currently on the board of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, and is on the steering
group for the First Nations Clean Energy Network.
Festival Events
On Stolen Land: Tyree Barnette and Thomas Mayo
DATE March 28 TIME 11:30 am WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X321 Book nowGuardian Australia’s Are You Game Show
DATE March 28 TIME 6:00 pm WHERECummings Room Newcastle City Hall Book nowBY THE ARTIST
