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Thomas Mayo is a signatory of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. He is the national Indigenous officer of the MUA and the author of Dear Son - Letters and Reflections from First Nations Fathers and Sons.

Take politics out of your Voice vote or ‘the gap’ will never be closed

Take politics out of your Voice vote or ‘the gap’ will never be closed

A Voice is the key to ending entrenched disadvantage for Indigenous children, as agreed by the majority of Indigenous organisations and communities working towards this goal. 

  • by Thomas Mayo

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As the PM spoke at Garma, I had tears in my eyes

As the PM spoke at Garma, I had tears in my eyes

Critics of the Voice movement say it is just virtue signalling and unhelpful to “real” Aboriginal people and their communities. They are wrong.

  • by Thomas Mayor
Our people have never enjoyed a vantage point quite like this: the Uluru Statement, five years on

Our people have never enjoyed a vantage point quite like this: the Uluru Statement, five years on

Referendums in this country are not for the faint-hearted. We have work to do – but we know we have wide support for a First Nations Voice to federal parliament.

  • by Thomas Mayor
The answer to Australia Day is already right in front of us

The answer to Australia Day is already right in front of us

Have you ever felt that feeling of awe of the beauty and abundance of this country? I have felt it. But that moment is always followed by a feeling of sorrow.

  • by Thomas Mayor

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