One Nation Calls for Grace Tame to Be Stripped of Australian of the Year Award

‘Her support of a global intifada should be a terrifying trigger for ASIO and other police agencies to investigate who she’s hanging out with,” said Hanson.

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison and 2021 Australian of the Year winner Grace Tame at the National Arboretum in Canberra, Australia, on Jan. 25, 2021. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson is demanding that activist Grace Tame be stripped of her former Australian of the Year title after she called for an “intifada” in Sydney during a pro-Palestine rally, less than two months after the Bondi terror attack.

Tame, who received the prestigious award in 2021 for her work with child sexual assault survivors, was seen leading chants at Sydney’s pro-Palestine protests on Feb. 9.

“From Gadigal (Sydney) to Gaza, [and] globalise the intifada,” she yelled as a crowd of protesters cheered her on.

The chant was part of wider demonstrations by anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian supporters during the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Herzog is in Australia to visit the Jewish community following the Dec. 14, 2025 mass shooting that claimed 15 lives and injured 40 others.

One Nation’s Hanson said Tame’s words were a valid reason to strip her of her honours.

“The National Australia Day Council (NADC) should revoke Grace Tame’s Australian of the Year award for bringing both the award and this nation into disrepute,” she said on social media.

“She remains an angry young lady whose rise to prominence went to her head.

“Her support of a global intifada should be a terrifying trigger for ASIO [Australian Security Intelligence Organisation] and other police agencies to investigate who she’s hanging out with.”

Hanson also stated that Tames’ words and views were “a danger to herself and every Australian.”

“‘Globalise the intifada’ is a war cry for those who support radical Islam,” Hanson said.

“Suicide bombers were a defining and central feature of the Second Intifada that targeted Israeli civilian areas and was described as a campaign of violence.

“Is that what she wants? Because that’s what she’s signalling.”

Labor Minister Criticises Tame’s Remarks

From the other political spectrum, Labor Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek also criticised Tame’s remarks.

“At its heart, what it means is a single state. A single Palestinian state or a single Israeli state, that is a damaging and divisive message,” she said.

“Labor supports a two-state solution. We support a two-state solution with recognised borders that provide safety and security for Israeli people and Palestinian people.

“We don’t support slogans or chants or statements that suggest a single state, because a single state means pushing the other people out.”

Meanwhile, Lyle Shelton, the national director of the Family First Party, warned about what Tame’s words supported.

“Grace Tame should be careful [of] what she wishes for,” he said on social media.

“If she walked into the non-Israeli controlled part of Gaza, radical Muslims would intifada her right there and then.”

“‘Intifada’ is an Arabic word which translates as ‘uprising’ or ’shaking off' and has been used by terror groups during violent events such as the second and first intifadas in Israel, which included suicide bombings.”

Proponents of the political slogan argue it symbolises resistance over oppression.

The chant, which is commonly used in pro-Palestine marches, is being banned by the Queensland LNP government, alongside the phrase “from the river to the sea.”

The Epoch Times has reached out to Tame for comment.