5 ) ▁was ▁short list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Premier ' s ▁Liter ary ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Festival ▁Awards ▁for ▁Liter ature . ▁ ▁As ▁lect urer ▁of ▁Communic ation ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ' s ▁David ▁Una ip on ▁College ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Education ▁and ▁Research , ▁Thomas ▁en rolled ▁for ▁his ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Creative ▁Writing , ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁coordin ated ▁ ▁N uk un u ▁People ' s ▁Council ▁cultural ▁her itage , ▁language , ▁and ▁arts ▁projects . ▁He ▁was ▁Arts ▁Development ▁Officer , ▁Ab original ▁and ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁Arts ▁at ▁Arts ▁SA ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁amb assador ▁for ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁Liter acy ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Thomas ▁began ▁a ▁ 1 2 - month ▁second ment ▁as ▁William ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Ge ary ▁Cur ator ▁of ▁Ab original ▁and ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁Art ▁and ▁Material ▁Culture ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Museum . ▁In ▁this ▁role ▁he ▁cur ated ▁the ▁Y urt u ▁Ar d la ▁exhibition ▁from ▁March ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Church ill ▁Fellow ship , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁the ▁US , ▁Canada ▁and ▁Norway , ▁" to ▁investigate ▁colon ised