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Jo Dyer

Jo Dyer is a writer, literary curator and producer of theatre and film. Most recently Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week, Jo has held leadership roles at national cultural institutions such as Sydney Writers’ Festival, Sydney Theatre Company and Bangarra Dance Theatre. Her freelance productions have been staged at venues that include the Sydney Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, and the legendary Tropicana hotel in Las Vegas, and her films have won awards and screened worldwide, notably at the Berlin International Film Festival.

In 2021, Jo was unexpectedly thrust into the national spotlight when she became an advocate for her deceased friend Kate, after Kate’s accusations of rape against then attorney-general Christian Porter were posthumously made public. She is a Community Independent candidate for the seat of Boothby in the 2022 Federal election.

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Events

  • Nadia Wheatley in conversation with Linda Jaivin

    Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South Wales

    THE LIBERATION of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on 15 April 1945 was hailed as a triumph of British victory over Nazi Germany. But for the 55,000 survivors of the ‘Horror Camp’,...

  • Environmental Hope & Heroes

    Coledale Community Hall Coledale, NSW

    Under the banner, Environmental Hope & Heroes, this event is for anyone with an interest in learning more about environmental issues confronting our world. This will be an exceptional event...