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Grace Tame: Australia PM Apologies for Calling Sexual Abuse Survivor 'Difficult'
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised after describing Grace Tame as 'difficult' during a one-word association game, telling reporters `If there was any misinterpretation, then I certainly apologise`.
- Earlier this month, Tame led a chant at a Sydney pro-Palestine rally that prompted calls from Barnaby Joyce and Tim Wilson to strip her Australian of the Year title.
- Supporters and commentators responded online after Ms Tame posted on Instagram rejecting the 'difficult' label, with Greens figures stating, `Labelling women as difficult won't silence us`.
- On Thursday, Albanese retreated from his initial description by emerging from a Melbourne clinic visit to praise Grace Tame's advocacy and defend her Australian of the Year award.
- Tame's 2021 Australian of the Year status and advocacy against Tasmania gag laws, plus viral 2022 footage at the Lodge, shape public debate on her recent controversy.
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'Spare me': Grace Tame refuses PM's apology over 'difficult' remark
Former Australian of the Year and child abuse survivor Grace Tame has refused Anthony Albanese's apology after he used the word "difficult" to describe her during an interview.The prime minister was asked to give a one-word response to a list of high-profile people while attending the Future Victoria conference yesterday evening, with Tame and One Nation's Pauline Hanson among the list of names.When he was prompted to use a word to describe Tam…
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