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Grace Tame: ‘I’ve had such a strange life, really’

The child sexual abuse advocate on surviving the pressures of being thrust into the spotlight, and why it’s nearly impossible to take a rest

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Further medical delays in Grace Tame abuser's case

Further medical delays in Grace Tame abuser's case

A court case for a man who sexually abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame and allegedly harassed her online has been slowed because of his ill health.

Grace Tame's abuser diagnosed with dementia, court told

Grace Tame's abuser diagnosed with dementia, court told

A man who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame and allegedly harassed her on social media has been diagnosed with dementia, a court has been told.

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Delay in harassment case against Grace Tame's abuser

Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who is accused of harassing former Australian of the Year Grace Tame online, has had his court matter delayed over a medical report.

Court case delayed for Grace Tame abuser

Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, has had a court case into allegations that he harassed her online delayed.

Abuser pleads not guilty to Tame harassment charges

Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, has pleaded not guilty to allegations he menaced, harassed or offended her.

Nicolaas Bester pleads not guilty to menacing former Australian of the Year Grace Tame on Twitter

Grace Tame sits in court as the man who abused her as a schoolgirl pleads not guilty to using Twitter to harass her online.

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No shrinking Violet: jail sentence a crime against the earth and its people

No shrinking Violet: jail sentence a crime against the earth and its people

The NSW government gets a shellacking from Crikey readers for new laws which put Violet Coco in jail for peaceful protesting.

Bali bombmaker gets out of jail free

Bali bombmaker gets out of jail free

The man who made the bomb that killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians, in a Bali nightclub in 2002 has been freed, and Brittany Higgins will take the stand in any defamation action by Bruce Lehrmann.

Climate protester’s sentence is half that of Grace Tame’s abuser’s. Is this justice?

Climate protester’s sentence is half that of Grace Tame’s abuser’s. Is this justice?

What we treat as a crime, and how we choose to punish it, says much about us a society. So what are our values?

Bester faces court over Tame 'harassment'

Bester faces court over Tame 'harassment'

The man who sexually abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has faced a Tasmanian court for allegedly harassing her via social media.

Grace Tame is right. We need to take abuse and harassment in schools seriously

Grace Tame is right. We need to take abuse and harassment in schools seriously

With sexual harassment and abuse of young people endemic in Australia, consent education doesn’t go far enough to protect kids.

Grace Tame's months-long battle to get action taken against abuser

Grace Tame's months-long battle to get action taken against abuser

Grace Tame did what people in her situation are told to do; she went to the police when confronted with online abuse. But after months passed with no action, she went public.

Grace Tame Blasts Her Childhood Abuser For Allegedly Posting A String Of Threatening Tweets

Grace Tame Blasts Her Childhood Abuser For Allegedly Posting A String Of Threatening Tweets

Grace Tame has put her childhood abuser on blast after he allegedly threatened her in a string of cryptic public tweets.

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Grace Tame alleges ‘threats and harassment’ on social media came from her abuser

Former Australian of the year shares screenshots on Twitter purportedly from the now-suspended account of the man who repeatedly abused her in 2010

Grace Tame says she is still being threatened by her childhood abuser

Grace Tame says the man who sexually abused her as a 15-year-old girl is actively targeting her with "open threats and harassment".

Grace Tame goes to police over childhood abuser's new messages

Grace Tame, who was sexually abused as a 15-year-old schoolgirl by a 58-year-old teacher, says he is targeting her with "open threats and harassment" — with police being notified.

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