"Whitewashed white noise": Grace Tame unloads on parliament
Grace Tame has launched a scathing attack on the Albanese government in a series of posts to her Instagram story.
The former Australian of the Year, and vocal supporter of the new Labor government, slammed the parliament for not letting an Auslan interpreter on the floor of the House of Representatives and preventing a disabled MP from chairing the NDIS committee.
Ms Tame then described politicians as "old" and "ableist" in the social media slating.
"Must be such a slog for these poor old, elected, ableist toffs to breathe in there, for all the privilege stifling the parliament," she wrote.
"What a crock of w***."
The online rant came after the Government and Opposition had denied independent senator David Pocock's request to have an Auslan interpreter stand next to him during his maiden speech.
The major parties turned down his request to have a "stranger" on the floor of parliament because of "precedent" it may set.
Instead they allowed TV screens in the senate to display a live Auslan translation.
The two major parties also ganged up to deny the Greens' request for disabled senator Jordon Steele-John to chair the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Ms Tame sarcastically wrote, "The general public apologises for making any attempt to try and increase engagement."
"We'll happily go back to ignoring your echo chamber of whitewashed white noise, if that's what you'd prefer."
Grace Tame has long been a supporter of Albanese and his government, as her distain of Scott Morrison culminated her infamous stone-faced photo with the former PM.
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