"A provocative act by former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has stolen the limelight – again – at a morning tea with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for recipients of the 2025 awards.
The 2021 winner wore a “F*** Murdoch” T-shirt when she was greeted by Mr Albanese and his fiancee, Jodie Haydon, at The Lodge in Canberra on Saturday.
The PM and Ms Haydon smiled and greeted Ms Tame, but there was no visible reaction to the incendiary statement on her shirt." https://michaelwest.com.au/from-side-eye-to-show-stopper-as-tame-stuns-pm/
I read this article, but I still don't understand. Am from US... Apologies for density.
Rupert Murdock is Australian and owns all the worldwide right wing news rags. Saying Fuck Murdock to the Australian pm seems like speaking a raw opinion to power with no fucks to give
That guy Albanese is our PM which is similar to a president. His party is center left.
Every year on Australia day we declare someone to be Australian of the year. She was that person in 2018. She was recognised for her advocacy of survivors of abuse.
At that time we had a conservative government. Grace gave that cunt a wicked side eye.
Anyhow, she was recently invited to some function with our current PM because she's so great, and he's not so terrible. She showed up with a shirt that says "fuck murdoch", referring to Rupert Murdoch, the guy that owns a bunch of media outlets and uses them to support conservative narratives.
In summary, her shirt says something every left leaning voter (and the PM) want to say, but usually wouldn't in polite company. She obviously just doesn't give a fuck about that.
Excellent synopsis! Thank you!
Nevermind...I get it now. Here's a better article for those of you like me...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/25/grace-tame-wears-anti-murdoch-shirt-to-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-australian-of-the-year-morning-tea-ntwnfb
What an impressive lady!