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then 20 years old, up to his hotel room then kissed him and placed his hand on his (Ballard's) penis. He said that it had been "a traumatising experience for many reasons, one of those being I'm a heterosexual". In response, Ballard released a statement on his website denying the allegation "in the strongest terms possible" and insisting the encounter was
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Thomas Colin Ballard was born in 1989 or 1990 in
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646:In 2012, Ballard published "My Letter to
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2400:Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer
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354:Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer
118:Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer
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1157:"A Warrnamboolian's call for equality"
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523:Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee
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1965:Tom Ballard: Using Comedy for Change
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1251:Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
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1155:Ballard, Tom (22 September 2017).
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904:ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release
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188:Victorian Certificate of Education
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1618:Liptai, Tina (10 December 2008).
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1089:Ballard, Tom (25 November 2009).
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1934:Ballard, Tom (22 October 2012).
1802:"A New Podcast for Auspol Nerds"
1745:Quinn, Karl (18 November 2016).
1693:Buckmaster, Luke (1 June 2023).
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2089:"Tom Ballard at the Blevoir St"
2087:Hook, Chris (20 October 2011).
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893:The Bits We're Least Ashamed of
800:The Bits We're Least Ashamed of
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321:. He went by invitation to the
1908:@TomCBallard (13 April 2020).
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1936:"My Letter To Miranda Devine"
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232:Victorian College of the Arts
2291:"All the 2022 AACTA winners"
1882:"ABC Bias An #honestmistake"
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627:Political views and advocacy
305:In 2015, he toured his show
133:host, along with his friend
1977:QandA: Festival of the Arts
1967:; sbs.com.au; 29 March 2016
1887:Institute of Public Affairs
1652:. ABC News. 31 October 2017
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450:Tonightly with Tom Ballard
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2136:. ABC News. 10 June 2018.
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1091:"Tom Ballard interview"
549:Like I'm A Six-Year-Old
462:(released June 2023 on
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847:Awards and nominations
832:Released: October 2018
745:South Australia Police
2573:Australian socialists
2558:Australian gay actors
1565:Keynote Entertainment
1450:. Token Artists. 2016
818:Formats: CD, download
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1474:Entertainment Bureau
1025:Ballard, T. (2022).
851:Ballard has won two
812:Released: April 2013
633:Victorian Socialists
533:/documentary series
517:Celebrity Mastermind
339:Comedy Central Roast
127:Thomas Colin Ballard
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65:Thomas Colin Ballard
2603:Triple J announcers
2548:Australian atheists
2094:The Daily Telegraph
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499:Show Me the Movie!
464:Amazon Prime Video
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363:In 2017, his show
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1940:tomballard.com.au
1839:978-1-76110-064-2
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