The Briefing BONUS: Inside the life of the 'difficult' Grace Tame
Mar 7, 2026
Grace Tame, former Australian of the Year and advocate for survivors of child sexual abuse, who helped overturn Tasmania’s gag laws. She talks about life back in Tasmania and why trails and community ground her. She describes social-impact projects like Nike’s After Dark Tour, the costs of public scrutiny, weaponised legal language, leadership thrust upon her, and why she stepped back from governance.
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Why Tasmania Keeps Calling Her Back
- Grace stays in Tasmania for lifestyle, community and trails that suit her running routine.
- She runs ~100 km a week, trains on Kananyi trails behind Hobart and values the slow pace and close family ties.
Reclaim Unsafe Spaces By Running Together
- Use collective movement to reclaim unsafe spaces, like night runs that build safety in numbers.
- Grace joined Nike's After Dark Tour to run half marathons for women in places typically unsafe to run alone.
Legal Win And Personal Cost
- Victory can be partial: legal change overturned Tasmania's silencing law but personal costs remained high.
- Grace Tame led the Let Her Speak campaign that helped repeal Section 194K, shifting structural power even as public scrutiny intensified.