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Luke Costin

MP breaks party ranks on transgender birth certificates

The Liberal Party in NSW has been accused of fearmongering after opposing an equality bill. (David Moir/AAP PHOTOS)

Deep rifts within the Liberal party over transgender issues have been reopened after a state arm opposed a queer rights bill and one of its MPs accused it of "fearmongering".

The NSW coalition says the wide-ranging equality bill is going "too far, too quickly", citing internal concerns about women's safety once transgender people could more easily change the sex listed on their birth certificate.

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