Jo Dyer

Jo Dyer (born 1969) is an Australian theatre and film producer, and director of Adelaide Writers' Week from 2019 to 2022. She is known for the films Lucky Miles and Girl Asleep (2015).

In 2021 she was involved in a legal case relating to the rape allegations against former Attorney-general Christian Porter. A former Labor pre-selection candidate, she was unsuccessful as an independent candidate for Boothby at the 2022 federal election.

Early life and education Jo Dyer was born in Melbourne in 1969, the youngest of three daughters. Dyer's family moved to Adelaide, South Australia when she was a toddler with her parents and two older siblings. Her parents were both academics, After presiding over two events under challenging conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, restricting the movement of international and interstate authors, as well as some personal challenges, in August 2021 it was announced that Dyer would be stepping down after the March 2022 edition. She has been praised for lifting the profile of the event, gaining national media coverage as a result of showcasing a wide range of ideas and prominent people, who have included politicians (including Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull, who feature in the 2022 event. along with Greg Mackie, Wesley Enoch, Rebecca Summerton, and others.

Films and accolades Dyer is known for the films Lucky Miles (2007) and Girl Asleep (2015). Her films have been nominated twice for Best Film at the AACTA Awards,

Companies She established Soft Tread Enterprises in 2008, which produces independent projects in the performing arts. She also co-founded Rose Tinted Enterprises with magician James Galea, which produces magic and comedy shows on a variety of platforms.

Christian Porter court case

In 2021, while she was running Writers' Week, Dyer became involved in a legal case relating to the rape allegations against Christian Porter. Dyer had been a friend of "Kate", the alleged victim, in the 1980s when she was told about the alleged rape by Christian Porter. The alleged victim committed suicide in 2020 by which time Porter had become the Attorney-General of Australia. Porter joined the case as an active participant, and it became evident that the costs of the case would be significant to whoever lost. and in January 2022, Porter and Chrysanthou were ordered to pay costs of for the case brought by Dyer, although Porter was appealing the decision. which is critical of both the Coalition and Labor and examines the reasons behind the new Community Independents movement.

Dyer was endorsed by Voices of Boothby to run as an independent candidate for Boothby at the 2022 federal election. Boothby is the second most marginal seat in the country, in which the Nick Xenophon Team gained 20% of the vote in 2016 against the incumbent, Nicolle Flint (Liberal). The Liberal Party was reported to be concerned about Independents such as Dyer, whose preferences may flow to Labor and cause them to lose the seat. Dyer states on her website that she will not be directing voters' preferences, only asking for their first (or second) preference votes for her.

Dyer ran Writers' Week at the same time as campaigning for the election until Writers' Week ended on 10 March. Her politics are based on personal conviction and her bid to run as an independent is an attempt to prosecute her convictions without getting "crushed" by factional politics. She received confirmation late on 29 April that her UK citizenship had been revoked on 19 February. Hence, she was eligible to have nominated and to sit in parliament should she be elected. She stated that if elected she would seek amendment of Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia as she said that requiring candidates to renounce secondary citizenship is an inhibitor to attracting the widest range of people from diverse backgrounds.

Dyer received 6.54 percent of primary votes cast in Boothby, and was not elected.

Personal life Dyer has a son, Ezekiel,

The older of her two sisters, Lesley Dyer, is a film producer in Los Angeles.