Australian of the Year

[Chief]

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'Tame is a weapon': Dylan Alcott says Grace Tame leaves big shoes to fill as Australian of the Year

Dylan Alcott says friend and Australian of the Year predecessor Grace Tame has left big shoes for him to fill as he pledges to use the platform to change perceptions of people with disability.

www.abc.net.au

What do you think of the award and how the position is used? Do we need more grass roots winners instead of sports stars?

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Grace Tame was probably one of the best we have had for many years

She spoke for people who needed her voice

That to me is a true Australian

 

[Caesar]

IMO the Local Hero award is really what the AotY should be

 

[Lethality]

Grace Tame is inadvertently one example of how it should be used. She was chosen to score political points for a Government with a problem relating to women, but it ended up unearthing a lot of cultural sexual assault problems amongst people in high office.

It should also be used to celebrate quiet achievers. Someone like Dylan Alcott, although I'm sure he's a fantastic person, mainly gets chosen because of his celebrity. So maybe they could have chosen a more low profile disability advocate, like maybe someone who set up a charity to build wheelchairs, or something like that.

People always say "Shane Crawford for AOTY, or Neale Daniher for AOTY" as though there aren't similarly inspiring people working away outside the limelight. We only nominate the Shane Crawfords because we know of them and their work already.

The problem is the system, they need to get rid of the popular vote altogether, and set up a panel to unearth exciting new Australian individuals who are doing truly inspiring work that we don't already know about. Raise the profile, and the work of people similar to Neale Daniher, but who more sorely need the boost in awareness and funding for their issue or their work.

 

[kranky al]

 

[sataris]

Grace Tame is inadvertently one example of how it should be used. She was chosen to score political points for a Government with a problem relating to women, but it ended up unearthing a lot of cultural sexual assault problems amongst people in high office.

It should also be used to celebrate quiet achievers. Someone like Dylan Alcott, although I'm sure he's a fantastic person, mainly gets chosen because of his celebrity. So maybe they could have chosen a more low profile disability advocate, like maybe someone who set up a charity to build wheelchairs, or something like that.

People always say "Shane Crawford for AOTY, or Neale Daniher for AOTY" as though there aren't similarly inspiring people working away outside the limelight. We only nominate the Shane Crawfords because we know of them and their work already.

The problem is the system, they need to get rid of the popular vote altogether, and set up a panel to unearth exciting new Australian individuals who are doing truly inspiring work that we don't already know about. Raise the profile, and the work of people similar to Neale Daniher, but who more sorely need the boost in awareness and funding for their issue or their work.

You're pretty much describing the nomination method for the Order of Australia I think.

 

[CM86]

I think that no one gave a s**t about AOTY, until activists got it for their activism.

We love Indigenous people, until the get lippy.
We love women, until they get lippy.


While a group of people are able to do things for us, that entertain or support us, we love them. If they remind us that they have any position above us... we will attempt to destroy them.

We love the tall poppies, while decrying tall poppy syndrome.

We support activism, unless they use their position for activism. Where the bloody hell are you?

 

[Christopher Buttersnip]

Go, Dylan!

 

[caveman72]

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'Tame is a weapon': Dylan Alcott says Grace Tame leaves big shoes to fill as Australian of the Year

Dylan Alcott says friend and Australian of the Year predecessor Grace Tame has left big shoes for him to fill as he pledges to use the platform to change perceptions of people with disability.

www.abc.net.au

What do you think of the award and how the position is used? Do we need more grass roots winners instead of sports stars?

The main one should go to grassroots people. They should just have one for Sportsperson of the year.

 

[Power Raid]

Go, Dylan!

for me this is what we should be rewarding...........great talent, great achievement, leadership and inspiring others to be positive and better

 

[DEVO]

Personally I was hoping Patty Mills would win it, but happy to see Dylan awarded. Congrats.

 

[Rob]

For those interested, go and listen to the Howie Games podcast episode with Alcott. Great stuff.

 

[Belnakor]

Look into Alcotts tennis career and tell me if his “victories” are legitimate and against people of similar disability. It’s a joke he is able to compete in the category he did.

Also plenty of stories of him acting like a prick behind the scenes. I suspect the profile he gets from this may expose a few things.

 

[Home Alone]

I realise it it is me that needs to change.

Dylan is a very worthy AOTY.

I fully support his position on NDIS and disability support.

But his presentation/persona just leaves me cold.

 

[Belnakor]

I realise it it is me that needs to change.

Dylan is a very worthy AOTY.

I fully support his position on NDIS and disability support.

But his presentation/persona just leaves me cold.

Just because someone is disabled doesn’t give them a free kick to act like a twat.

I used to like him until I saw him in some of his tennis matches. Acts like an absolute tosser.

Acts like his tennis was some grand achievement. He won the French open in 2 matches. Seriously look into it. It’s a joke.

When he played legitimate wheel chair tennis he was cannon fodder.

I disagree 100%. He isn’t worthy. Plenty of people out there working harder have a bigger impact while acting like less of a prick.

 

[Christopher Buttersnip]

Personally I was hoping Patty Mills would win it, but happy to see Dylan awarded. Congrats.

At least he was one of the deserving peeps who got a gong. I mean, Rhinehart? Even her kids have no time for her.

 

[Gough]

At least he was one of the deserving peeps who got a gong. I mean, Rhinehart? Even her kids have no time for her.

Got the deputy PM on her payroll and she's still only getting an AO.

 

[Chief]

I disagree 100%. He isn’t worthy. Plenty of people out there working harder have a bigger impact while acting like less of a prick.

Where's your wheelchair tennis thread? Would like to see news about these other great players.

 

[kranky al]

Just because someone is disabled doesn’t give them a free kick to act like a twat.

why not?

A bigfooty account suffices for many here

 

[Christopher Buttersnip]

Got the deputy PM on her payroll and she's still only getting an AO.

Should have got nothing. It's gifting these honours to peeps like her and Smith that are destroying the system.

 

[Lore]

For those interested, go and listen to the Howie Games podcast episode with Alcott. Great stuff.

This is great, thanks for the suggestion!

/happened on this post by complete accident the first time, then had to find my way through the labyrinth to find it again and say thanks

 

[Belnakor]

Where's your wheelchair tennis thread? Would like to see news about these other great players.

Didn’t know the Australian of the year was limited to wheelchair tennis players

 

[kranky al]

Btw :

<<<
And in May last year, Ms Tame also blasted the PM’s response to her groundbreaking and emotional Australian of the Year acceptance speech in an interview with the Betoota Advocate.

“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**t you not, he leant over and right in my ear he goes “Well, gee, I bet it felt good to get that out’,’’ she said.>>


Posted in newscorpse today

PM ruthlessly trolled over Grace fiasco

ALP leader Anthony Albanese has brutally mocked Scott Morrison as the fallout from his awkward photo op with 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame continues to make headlines.

www.news.com.au

 

[Pie eyed]

The main one should go to grassroots people. They should just have one for Sportsperson of the year.

Someone like Barnaby Joyce, liar, adulterer, fraud, racist, nationalist, right wing, religious pretender, hypocrite and thief.
Surely as "grass roots" as you get in this current Government without being Scott Morrison.
Looking forward through the ******* windscreen so they can't see the bodies and carnage they have caused.

Like those inbred, cultist campaigners?

Is that what you mean by "grass roots"

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Look into Alcotts tennis career and tell me if his “victories” are legitimate and against people of similar disability. It’s a joke he is able to compete in the category he did.

Also plenty of stories of him acting like a prick behind the scenes. I suspect the profile he gets from this may expose a few things.

Yeah, it seems the media has given him a pass for the past few years. I've heard a few stories of him being sleazy/gropey around women.