The prime minister’s office has denied claims that it approved a call to Grace Tame, which told her not to criticise Scott Morrison at the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards, and is looking into the matter.
The 2021 Australian of the Year alleged in a speech given at the National Press Club on Feb. 9 that “a senior member of a government-funded organisation” had called her on Aug. 17 last year about the 2022 awards that were going to take place in January.
