Sexual assault survivors are prevented from speaking out. A film shows how wrong it is | Nina Funnell

Australian of the Year Grace Tame helped change the law for sexual assault survivors - but more needs to be done

On Monday sexual assault survivor Grace Tame was named 2021 Australian of the Year for her extraordinary bravery and advocacy raising awareness about child sexual abuse and the warning signs of grooming.

Grace, who was groomed and repeatedly raped by her 58-year-old maths teacher at age 15, rose to prominence via the #LetHerSpeak campaign after it was discovered she could not reveal her own name in the media due to an archaic victim gag-law" in her home state of Tasmania.