The VERY awkward moment divisive Australian of the Year Grace Tame met Scott Morrison after spending 2021 bagging the PM - and she can’t even bring herself to look him in the eye
- Australian of the Year Grace Tame couldn’t hide her contempt for Prime Minister
- The pair were reunited at an uncomfortable morning tea for this year’s finalists
- Tensions between the pair came to a head last year after her acceptance speech
- After unleashing fury over sex attacks, she says PM said: ‘Gee I bet that felt good’
Australian of the Year Grace Tame could not disguise her contempt for Prime Minister Scott Morrison when the pair reunited at the end of her year-long reign.
The left-leaning activist couldn’t even look the PM in the eye when they met at the AOTY morning tea for this year’s finalists at the Lodge in Canberra on Tuesday.
The awkwardly tense moment followed Ms Tame’s outrage at remarks whispered in her ear by the PM after she was awarded the prestigious title last year.
Australian of the Year Grace Tame (pictured right) could not disguise her contempt for Prime Minister Scott Morrison (left) when the pair reunited at the end of her year-long reign
The left-leaning activist couldn’t even look the PM in the eye when they met at the AOTY morning tea at the Lodge in Canberra on Tuesday
The 27 year old was groomed and molested as a schoolgirl by one of her teachers and led a campaign for a change in the law to allow sex abuse survivors to speak out.
But when she gave a speech after being made Australian of the Year last January, she unleashed some of her anger over her experience but she was shocked by the PM’s reaction.
The Tasmanian later told a podcast: ‘Do you know what he said to me, right after I finished that speech and we’re in front of a wall of media?
‘I s*** you not, he leaned over and right in my ear he goes, “Well, gee, I bet it felt good to get that out”.’
Grace Tame (pictured second from right with fiance Max Heerey) looked underwhelmed as she stood alongside the PM and his wife Jenny (pictured left)
The awkwardly tense moment followed Ms Tame’s outrage at remarks whispered in her ear by the PM after she was awarded the prestigious title last year
When the pair cam face to face again on Tuesday along with this year’s finalists, Ms Tame looked reluctant to even shake hands with the PM and side-eyed him as the posed for pictures.
She looked under whelmed as she stood alongside the PM and his wife Jenny and barely responded when the PM said ‘Hello Grace.’
Ms Tame replied ‘G’day’ and said ‘Thank you’ when the PM went on to congratulate her on getting engaged to fiance Max Heerey at the weekend.
But she warmed to a comment from wife Jenny, smiling sat the PM’s wife before posing rigidly for the group picture and then walking off.
Grace Tame posed uncomfortably for the group picture befor walking off (pictured)
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