Dylan Alcott named 2022 Australian of the Year | LisaVisentin scottspits
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Alcott said the unemployment rate for people with a disability was double that of able-bodied people, and the rate hadn’t changed in 30 years. “You deserve this much more than a guy who hits tennis balls and loves talking. I really mean that. It’s such a huge honour,” he said. “I’m honestly so honoured to be up here and it’s because of them and everybody in my life that I sit here as a proud man with a disability tonight.Dylan Alcott celebrates match point in his semi-final win in the Australian Open on Tuesday.He takes the mantle from 2021 recipient Grace Tame, a sexual abuse survivor who campaigned for nationally consistent sexual consent laws and became a strong critic of the Morrison government over its handling of women’s safety issues.
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