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Jan 29, 2021 · Grace Tame, a sexual assault survivor and advocate, has been named 2021 Australian of the Year. At just 26 years of age, Tame led the charge to fight a Tasmanian law that silenced survivors of sexual abuse, speaking up for not just herself, but for individuals around the world.
Come on Australia, it’s time to talk about child sexual exploitation. At 15-years-old, Grace Tame was insidiously groomed, stalked and sexually assaulted by her 58-year-old maths teacher. He thought she'd be silent, but hadn't counted on Grace's resilience, her sense of justice, her fighting spirit.
Mar 4, 2021 · Grace Tame said we should all be aware of the six phases of grooming engaged in by perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP. Grooming - it’s a concept that makes us wince ...
Mar 9, 2022 · Sexual assault survivor Grace Tame speaks to a packed gathering in Adelaide, saying the day she told her abuser he was a "monster" was the day her "fear of upsetting the apple cart died".
Mar 25, 2021 · Grace Tame was unimpressed by Scott Morrison's response to sexual assault allegations. (ABC News) Her story sparked nationwide protests against sexism and gendered violence. Ms Tame said she ...
Dec 5, 2022 · Grace Tame is an advocate for sexual abuse survivors. Photograph: Rob Blakers/AAP. Bester was in 2011 sentenced to two years and 10 months in jail for abusing Tame, who was 15 at time, and for ...
Grace Tame. Since being announced Australian of the Year in January 2021, Grace has become a household name as a brave and passionate advocate for systemic change to prevent child sexual abuse. She was the first female in Tasmania to be granted the right to speak under her own name about her personal experience of sexual abuse as a child.
