NSW threatens to withhold funding from Cumberland City Council over same-sex parenting book ban

Sky News host James Macpherson calls out New South Wales' government hypocrisy over their threat to withhold funding from Cumberland City Council after they banned a same-sex parenting book. The Western Sydney Councillor who banned the books, Steve Christou, told Sky News Australia they were 'reflecting the views of what we feel is the majority of our local community'. “This is a state government where a local council decides we don’t want the Australian flag being shown, and the government are mute," Mr Macpherson said. “A local council can decides we are not going to promote Australia Day, and the government are mute. “But the council says we aren’t going to promote same-sex parenting and all of a sudden, the state government says we’re are going to withdraw funding. “Where was the Arts Minister when Roald Dahl books were being edited and removed from libraries?”