Thomas Mayo
@thomasmayo23
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander author & Assistant National Secretary of the MUA. leaving this platform for BlueSky: http://thomasmayo.bsky.social
‘Finding Our Heart - A story about the Uluru Statement for young Australians’, is my new book full of truth-telling told from the perspective of First Nations people, including HOW you can support the campaign for the Uluru Statement. Watch me read it: youtu.be/MEqbxdtS13Q
The former PM turned defence lobbyist gave his completely 'unbiased' opinion to multiple news outlets. Read more: chaser.com.au/general-news/d…
Matt Canavan says we need to drop Net Zero bcoz the last 2 elections with Net Zero as a policy resulted in a “complete political catastrophe” PK “Labor had Net Zero & they won a landslide”🔥 So Canavan admits only wants to drop Net Zero coz other RW parties are dropping it too🤦♂️
We can only hope that this does not offend the Special Envoy… abc.net.au/news/2025-07-1…
Maybe I missed it the conga line of politicians lining up with indigenous leaders to condemn the institutional racism alive & well against indigenous peoples in the wake of the damning NT Coroner’s Report into the death of #KumanjayiWalker. #auspol #auslaw #NTPolice #racism 1/2
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/de…
The theatrical adaption of my book, Dear Son - Letters and Reflections from First Nations Fathers and Sons, is ready. 📅 Now playing a strictly limited season until 19 Jul 📍 Bille Brown Theatre, Brisbane 🎟️ Limited $70 preview tickets remaining #QueenslandTheatre
Great to see global solidarity efforts like this, @PaulieStewart and the mighty @MaritimeUnionAU ❤️
@thomasmayo23 Big shout out to the mighty MUA whose member Max Ward dropped off a large donation at the Pro Ema organisation in Timor Leste who looks after women affected by domestic & sexual violence. The $ raised by a gig they organised featuring The Painters And Dockers.
“Our response to racism cannot be merely reactive; it must be proactive.” — Thomas Mayo 🖤 It's 50 years since Whitlam introduced the Racial Discrimination Act — a milestone in our journey toward a fairer Australia. Our thanks to the @lawsocietynsw for this piece.
Look, I get everyone has a lot of content to fill, especially on a 24 hour news channel, but Scott Morrison is the most unpopular prime minister in recent memory, who is now a shrill for defence and arms companies. There’s no need to ever have him on
Raf Epstein rips into “friends & colleagues” in the media for not asking “whether or not what Israel is doing is illegal” in Iran & “not even asking questions about what the intelligence is” Phil Coorey “I don’t think they care” Epstein “But that’s the problem!”💥 #ABCInsiders
Pretty sure Daryl Maguire was not in the ALP. He was a Liberal (NSW LNP) and squeeze of former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. This is bad, even for you @australian #FactsMatter
Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming melts their icy habitat, researchers say. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-1…
Catch ups and yarning with mob today in the Clarence Valley thanks to the amazing Gurehlgam staff I also caught up with Sharon and Scott from the Monaghan family. They wrote a moving afterword about their mother’s inspiration in my latest book, Always Was Always Will Be.
Re Albrechtsen v ACT Integrity Commission. Janet refused to reveal the separate source from whom she says she received Sofronoff’s report adverse to Drumgold. The fact remains that in breaching Sofronoff’s embargo it was Albrechtsen who landed her eminent informant in the shit.
Fascinating to see how @IrishTimes describes the conflict in Gaza, compared to every single news outlet in Australia.
The biggest complaint here is the rich are being asked to be slightly less rich. That’s it. Not that they’ll be poor, not that they can’t keep building wealth and have it subsidised - just be *slightly* less rich. The response has been completely insane
Amy Remeikis writes that with everything happening in the world, it is probably easy to miss what is apparently becoming one of the Greatest Issues Of Our Time. thenewdaily.com.au/finance/supera…
100 First Nations leaders have issued an extraordinary statement, saying they fear the Queensland government is trying to "destroy" Indigenous communities by forcibly transferring children from their families. Watch ABC TV interview with Mick Gooda and Katie Kiss - Social…