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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Adeshola Ore, Tamsin Rose and Benita Kolovos

Dominic Perrottet says religious discrimination bill may ‘create more problems’ than it solves

NSW premier Dominic Perrottet
NSW premier Dominic Perrottet says he doesn’t see why the federal government’s religious discrimination bill is needed. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, has questioned the need for the federal government’s religious discrimination bill, saying the proposed laws could cause more problems than they solve.

Perrottet’s comments came a day after Victoria’s premier, Daniel Andrews, revealed his government was already seeking legal advice on how to ensure existing state laws would be protected if the federal bill passed into law.

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