Cameras have caught a sweet moment between Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott and his predecessor Grace Tame during his final match.
Off the back of being awarded Australian of the Year, Alcott paid tribute to Tame, telling ABC News Breakfast she had left “big shoes” for him to fill.
“She set the bar high and they’re big shoes to fill. So I hope I can do it justice, that’s for sure.” “When I won the US Open, I skolled a beer out of my trophy and you said, ‘If I got to pass the mantle over to this guy, I’d be so honoured. But we have to skoll a beer together’. Give me a couple of days and then we can do it. Not just yet.”Grace Tame at the Australian Open. Picture: Channel 9Australian of the year Dylan Alcott greets Grace Tame at the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards at the National Arboretum on January 25.
“Of the 4.5 million people [living with disability in Australia], only 54 per cent of them are employed. That number hasn’t moved in 30 years,” he said.
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