Speaking to faith leaders in Parramatta, the premier vowed a ‘balanced approach’ and promised $10m for security at places of worship
Dominic Perrottet has promised not to ban prayer or preaching as part of laws to be introduced in the next parliament toSpeaking to a crowd of mixed-faith leaders and voters in Parramatta on Wednesday night, thepremier vowed to take a “balanced approach” and protect religious freedoms as the government cracks down on harmful practices.
But Perrottet assured Monica Doumit of Sydney’s Catholic Archdiocese that it would not or stop someone who “wants to live in accordance with their religious beliefs seeking prayer-based support” Money could be put towards measures including security services, lighting, fencing, CCTV and staff training.
The premier said he was open to working with the recently formed NSW Religious Communities Advisory Council to develop ways to strengthen the laws around religious freedom but did not want to make the same mistakes of the previous federal coalition government.“The previous federal government’s views in relation to this- we don’t want to make these issues worse.
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