Grace Tame got the title only because she was a 'victim' and an activist, bringing attention to herself. Character, decorum and simple good manners were not on last year's requirement list, apparently.

I can't stand Scott Morrison but, if I ever had the misfortune to meet him, I would treat him with the same friendliness and politeness I always offer to everyone else.

Anyone who cannot respect the office of our leader around Australia Day, is not a very nice person - certainly undeserving of any honours this person received.

What a gross lack of respect and maturity from a recipient of our country's highest honour.

I think that on this Australia Day we should remember and give thanks to the thousands of Europeans killed by aboriginals in the early years of the settlement as they bravely tried to drag the stone age peoples into the civilised world.

A good summing up from someone other than me:

"Grace-less — behaving like a childish brat who was undermining all the good work she has achieved as Australian of the Year".

Have a look at the photos, the face. Talk about a kiddy in a snit.

mhaze

Good point. Australian white-anters, who know nothing about history, seem to think aboriginals were all sweetness and light. They killed us. They killed each other. Now they are burning things like Old Parliament House. How long before we see a second-hand version of BLM rioting, looting and burning.

The invention of Australian history is in full swing now ! Photoshop is helping greatly in composing pictures to perfectly suit the agenda of the Anarchists !
Have a miserable Hypocrite Day !

Paul,
There is no evidence that it was smallpox in 1789, informed opinion is that it was probably chicken pox, which can have a devastating effect on those who have no immunity.
Hence Watkin Tench being puzzled by it as chicken pox among those with some immunity is much milder.
Small pox was already in Australia before 1789 having come in via what is present day Indonesia.