Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle
Torres Strait Islander man. He is the National Indigenous Officer
of the MUA. Thomas is a signatory of the Uluru Statement from the
Heart and has been a leading advocate since its inception in May
2017. He is the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Indigenous
Labor Network, advises the Diversity Council of Australia and the
From the Heart campaign, and is an executive member of the Northern
Territory Trades and Labour Council. 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.
Kerry O’Brien is one of Australia’s most respected
journalists with six Walkley Awards including the Gold Walkley and
the Walkley for outstanding leadership. In his decades at the ABC
he reported for the trail-blazing current affairs programs This Day
Tonight and Four Corners, presented Lateline for six years, 7.30
for fifteen years and Four Corners for five. In 2019 he was
inducted into the television industry hall of fame. He has covered
all the big historic Indigenous issues of his time, including land
rights, deaths in custody, Mabo, the Stolen Generations’ inquiry,
the birth and death of ATSIC, the intervention and the Uluru
Statement from the Heart. He was a member of the Eminent Panel
advising the Queensland Government on a path to treaty.
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