Earlier today Australian of the Year Grace Tame addressed the National Press Club with a message for Australians to believe survivors of sexual abuse.
Australian of the Year Grace Tame during her address to the National Press Club.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
“It is up to us as a community, as a country, to create a space, a national movement where survivors feel supported and free to share their truths,” Ms Tame said.
She was sharply critical of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision last month to invoke his wife and daughters to explain his reaction to the allegations of rape made by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins against another former staffer.
“It shouldn’t take having children to have a conscience,” Ms Tame said. “And, actually, on top of that, having children doesn’t guarantee a conscience.”
“Coverup culture, the abuse of power, is not unique to parliament.”
