Grace Tame, a child sexual assault survivor, was named the 2021 Australian of the Year after overturning a Tasmanian law preventing her from speaking about her experiences of assault.
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Tame’s powerful testimony sparked a national conversation around sexual assault and the power imbalances that sustain it, particularly in institutional settings. Tame’s Australian of the Year speech inspired Brittany Higgins, a former Liberal Party staffer who alleged she was raped at Parliament House, to speak up – and subsequently rocking Australia’s political establishment
‘Share your truth, it is your power’: Grace Tame’s address to the National Press Club ► https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/04/share-your-truth-it-is-your-power-grace-tames-address-to-the-national-press-club?CMP=gdnaus_yt
Grace Tame calls Morrison government’s pick as human rights commissioner a ‘grave mistake’ ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/07/grace-tame-calls-morrison-governments-pick-as-human-rights-commissioner-a-grave-mistake?CMP=gdnaus_yt
Tasmanian sexual assault survivor Grace Tame named 2021 Australian of the Year ► https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jan/25/tasmanian-sexual-assault-survivor-grace-tame-named-2021-australian-of-the-year?CMP=gdnaus_yt
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