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Minister Explains Why Local Council Has No Authority to Ban Same Sex Parenting Book

The contentious vote to ban the same-sex parenting book targeting children was later overturned by the same council.
Minister Explains Why Local Council Has No Authority to Ban Same Sex Parenting Book
The NSW arts minister will remind libraries it is not their place to ban books, he says. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
5/21/2024|Updated: 5/21/2024
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New South Wales (NSW) Arts Minister John Graham has explained his adamant opposition to a council vote—and about-face—to ban a same-sex parenting book targeting five-to-seven-year-olds.

On May 22, Mr. Graham released a statement to The Epoch Times following the contentious vote by the Cumberland City Council to remove the book from its four libraries in western Sydney.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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