NSW Government Pledges $1 Million Against Islamophobia

The Minns Labor government says this will safeguard the state’s multiculturalism.

Members of the Sydney Muslim community hold Taraweeh Prayer for Palestine at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia on March 22, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The New South Wales (NSW) Labor government has announced $1 million (US$650,000) in funding towards the Action Against Islamophobia initiative.

It comes amid the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) claiming that micro-aggressions against Muslims were being “brushed off.”