.Thomas Mayo , #MargoNeale , #DavidMarr joined me Sorrento Writers Festival to reflect on what is, has been, & imagine what's next..for truthtelling, #Makarrata , and more. A generous, wide-ranging conversation.

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Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has demanded the National Gallery of Australia remove a portrait of her from an exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira. THAT’S A GOOD REASON TO SHARE THE PORTRAIT WIDELY.

Shall we have a ‘change your avatar to Gina day’?

APH belongs to the people, not major party donors.

The people’s house isn’t a venue for political fundraising.

I was shocked to learn that the Liberals were selling access in APH this week.

We must legislate serious reforms to political donations.

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A breast cancer treatment going from $100,000 to $31 is pretty amazing. #budget24 #auspol

In the sordid business of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, it's somewhat perverse that so far the only person tried and jailed is the whistleblower David McBride.

Sorry, THIS is the one.

For all that carry-on over AstraZeneca, this explains it well, and blows away all the nonsense and conspiracy theories pushed by the cookers.

I can't lie. Jim Chalmers MP's confirmation that the 2024 Federal Budget will include provision for a wage increase for early childhood educators is 💯🔥💯

Their critical nation-building work has been undervalued for too long.

#OzEarlyEd #auspol
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Early childhood educators have been fighting for professional wages, recognition, and respect for YEARS. It’s a big union win. Funding decent wages in this sector is good for women, gender equity, families, and makes economic sense #auspol
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Marr:1 'Arguments being used against the Voice were exactly the same arguments used against Aboriginal people in 1830s. White people who supported blacks were attacked as “show-off humanitarians”, as these days they're accused of 'virtue signalling'.'
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What an excellent choice! 👏👏Thomas Mayo Kerry O'Brien

'In Norway, university is free and the fossil fuel industry is taxed, while in Australia we subsidise the fossil fuel industry and tax students.'

Australia's education system has been shaped to entrench inequality, writes Jane Caro. It doesn't have to. satpa.pe/HhVuH0F

Many congratulations to Hardie Grant, Thomas Mayo & Kerry O’Brien for winning the #ABIA2024 General Non-fiction Book of the Year for 'The Voice to Parliament Handbook'.

Copyright Agency Chair Dr Kate Harrison proudly presented the Award at the ceremony last night.

The winners of the 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced, with The Voice to Parliament Handbook (Thomas Mayo & Kerry O’Brien, Hardie Grant Books) taking out overall book of the year, general nonfiction and social impact awards.
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📕 Winner of the #ABIA2024 General Non-fiction Book of the Year: The Voice to Parliament Handbook by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien – published by Hardie Grant Publishing 🏆

👏 Congratulations to @hardiegrant Thomas Mayo 🎉

📕 Winner of the #ABIA2024 Social Impact Book of the Year: The Voice to Parliament Handbook by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien – published by Hardie Grant Publishing 🏆

👏 Congratulations to @hardiegrant Thomas Mayo 🎉

🏆📙 Winner of the #ABIA2024 Book of the Year: The Voice to Parliament Handbook! 🍾

'the writing & publishing team have done an outstanding job of presenting an important, authoritative work to the Australian public'

👏 Huge congratulations to @hardiegrant Thomas Mayo 🎉

Woohoo!
Big congratulations to Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien .

Australian society is deeply proud that we do not discriminate against anyone on the basis of gender, religion, sexuality and voted for this principle in the plebiscite of 2017.

Protect an inclusive Australia.

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