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Australian of the Year Grace Tame says she wants to break down and dismantle grooming and psychological control
Grace Tame will confront “heavy topics” and wants to dismantle the system of grooming used by predators as 2021’s Australian of the Year.
Key points:
- 26-year-old Grace Tame was named Australian of the Year for her advocacy for survivors of sexual assault
- Ms Tame says the ‘heavy topic’ of child sexual abuse has to be discussed in the community
- She will prioritise confronting the grooming and psychological control techniques used by predators
When she was just 15 years old, Ms Tame was groomed and sexually abused.
Ms Tame went on to fight for reform to Tasmanian laws that prevented survivors of sexual abuse from speaking publicly and self-identifying.
As Australian of the Year, Ms Tame told RN Breakfast she wanted to highlight the risks and…
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