Former Australian of the 12 months Grace Tame was rushed to hospital after a nasty accident on a pushbike.
Her accidents embrace a damaged collarbone and nasty graze. She has additionally been compelled to put on an arm solid because of the accident.
Tame says she is ‘on the mend’ and has been launched from hospital.
In an Instagram publish describing her accident, she mentioned: ‘Bike stack, damaged collarbone. Thanks for understanding, we could take some time to reply.
Grace Tame’s accidents embrace a damaged collarbone and nasty graze. She has additionally been compelled to put on a solid as she recovers.
‘Out of hospital now and on the mend.’
The accident comes simply days earlier than Tame’s speech on the Nationwide Press Membership, the place she is because of converse alongside Brittany Higgins.
Tame is an outspoken advocate for survivors of sexual assault, and made headlines final month after an ungainly encounter with Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Ms Tame stood stony confronted throughout {a photograph} with the prime minister and appeared reluctant to shake his hand at a morning tea for Australian of the 12 months finalists.
In his first public feedback for the reason that incident, Mr Morrison mentioned he supported her advocacy and work throughout her tenure as Australian of the 12 months.
‘When Jenny and I invite somebody to our house, we greet them with a smile they usually’re at all times welcome, and that day was really about all of the finalists we got here to have a good time,’ Mr Morrison informed radio station 4BC.
Outgoing Australian of the 12 months Grace Tame made headlines final month after her stony confronted encounter with Prime Minister Scott Morrison
‘I haven’t raised any points about (the incident) – all I’m saying is we have been there that day to have a good time those that had carried out an unimaginable job for our nation.’
Ms Tame had widespread help on-line following the incident, nonetheless she attracted criticism from some within the authorities, with one LNP senator calling it ‘infantile’.
The federal government got here underneath intense criticism for its dealing with of the alleged 2019 rape of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in a federal minister’s workplace, which grew to become public final yr.
Ms Tame mentioned the federal government ‘doesn’t get it’, following its subsequent failure to go all legislative reforms really useful by Intercourse Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins.
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