Moments that made me step up, stand for office, join movements, speak out — the why behind my politics
paul believes the 1980's Tasmanian school curriculum's silence on Tasmanian Aboriginal history was deliberate and racist
Are schools houses of attention, or detention? paul reflects on the missed opportunity to engage students in the pressing issues of 1986.
paul was keen to support the labor movement but feared becoming a political apparatchik
paul won the ballot through dumb luck and beat a future Premier in the process
paul's thesis sought to shine a light on the lived experiences of high school students at the turn of the century
paul was determined to show his support for LGBTIQA+ communities
paul was reminded by Jeremy Ball to not seek to be the best in the world, rather to seek to be the best for the world
paul was the only candidate, out of 19 running, that lived in the northern suburbs of Launceston
paul announced his candidacy to run as an independent in the seat of Bass in 2016 and then hit a wall
paul worked with others to listen to, and amplify, the voices of Afghani refugees in Launceston in 2002.
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Well looked after people look after people well. Hurt people can hurt people.
Unknown
Fair isn’t everybody getting the same thing. Fair is everybody getting what they need in order to succeed.
Paraphrase of Rick Riordan
It’s better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.
Diane Grant
Being positive doesn’t just make you better; it makes everyone around you better.
Jon Gordon
Resilience is about how you recharge, not about how you endure.
Shawn Anchor (The Happiness Advantage)
Give people light and they will find a way.
Ella Baker (Civil Rights Activist)
An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind.
Gandhi
Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
Simon Sinek
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert
A mind stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions.
Unknown
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paul mallett pays his respects to the litarimirina people of the Port Dalrymple tribe, the traditional custodians of the land upon which he lives and works. paul pays his respects to palawa elders, past and present, for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hope of First Nations people in lutruwita/Tasmania. Sovereignty was never ceded.