Labor MPs Critical After Council Votes to Ban ‘Same-Sex’ Parenting Book from Library

Is it legal for a local government to pull same-sex parenting books from a library? And is it appropriate to withhold funding between tiers of government if they disagree with a decision? These are two questions that have arisen after a local council in Sydney voted to remove a same-sex parenting book from a suburban library service. At its ordinary meeting this month, the Cumberland City Council voted to ban “Same-Sex Parents” by Holly Duhig spotted in the children’s section. The motion put forward by mayor-turned-councillor, Steve Christou, was passed by six councillors, and opposed by four. The book features two men and a child on the cover....