Reigning Australian of the Year Grace Tame sparked criticism when she greeted Prime Minister Scott Morrison at an event in Canberra with a stern look.
Queensland Liberal senator James McGrath says 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame is “childish” and should hand back her honour if she doesn’t want it after she was pictured giving a frosty reception to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
In Canberra on Tuesday for an event with the 2022 nominees for Australian of the year, Ms Tame met Mr Morrison and his wife Jenny outside the lodge. She shook Mr Morrison’s hand without meeting his gaze, and then stood next to him with a stern expression on her face as he smiled for the cameras. She gave a quick smile to Mrs Morrison before walking inside to the morning tea event.photographer Alex Ellinghausen and criticised Ms Tame.
“Grace is the only person in this photo who lives her life with honesty, integrity & empathy Grace’s courage – to speak truth to power & to call out abuse of power has earned her the enduring respect & trust of a nation,” Ms Banks tweeted. Last week, former NSW Liberal MP Pru Goward, who served as minister for prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault, said“There’s the emergence of the angry young woman who has no time for what my generation put up with,” Ms Goward said.
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