Canberra bubble burst: once silent survivors now âmaking some noiseâ
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On a hot summer night in Canberra, Grace Tame stood next to the Prime Minister and issued a call to arms.
The eloquent and impassioned 26-year-old had just been named the 2021 Australian of the Year for her work campaigning for survivors of child sexual abuse, like her, and to overturn a Tasmanian law that prevented victims from being named.
Australian of the Year Grace Tame accepts her award in January. She has become an inspiration for sexual assault survivors including Brittany Higgins.
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Christian Porter is correct â this is an extremely unsatisfactory state of affairs
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Systems change. Often to account for the new audibility of a group or person hitherto silenced by circumstance or powerlessness.
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The rule of law is a fine thing. It is, at its simplest, the principle that laws be applied equally, that an accused is innocent until proven guilty, that proper checks and balances exist upon the exercise of power, that access to justice be available for all.
Christian Porter â the Attorney-General, the custodian of Australian laws â this week appeared drawn and pale as he confronted the disorienting prospect of a world in which the rule of law did not apply.
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