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Grace Tame, assault survivor who helped change law, called ‘childish’ and told she should return Australian of the year award

Dylan Alcott, wheelchair tennis star and leading advocate for people with a disability, is the 2022 Australian of the Year.

Australians like to think of ourselves as rebels but culturally we love rules, and aren’t always kind to rule-breakers

On her final day as Australian of the Year, Grace Tame draws both criticism and praise over an icy exchange with Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a morning tea at The Lodge.

Today we woke to the news the Australian government has negotiated with the designer of the Aboriginal flag Harold Thomas, and copyright for the flag will be transferred to the Commonwealth. The government has now stated the flag is freely available for public use. Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated:

Images quickly went viral of an unsmiling, outgoing Australian of the Year with the PM outside the Lodge

Outgoing Australian of the Year Grace Tame has met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Canberra.

With families forced to manage the pandemic themselves, voters have a very personal stake in this election contest

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Grace Tame, the 2021 Australian of the Year, has been snapped giving Prime Minister Scott Morrison the side-eye during an awkward encounter in Canberra.

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