One Nation's Mark Latham has spoken out about the chaotic protests which erupted outside a church in Sydney's south-west, stating his party does 'not surrender to cancel culture'.
New South Wales Police were called to disperse the chaotic scenes outside the Church of St Michael at Belfield where the One Nation Leader was a keynote speaker at an event.
"The whole thing was a bad reflection of our democracy, it's better for people to sort their differences out at the ballot boxes," he said. Mr Latham discussed various issues, including religious freedoms and parental rights, with members of the community at the event inside the church hall. Mr Latham added candidates had rights to exercise free speech, claiming a police officer told him that he should not speak at the event given scenes which were unfolding.
Additional police resources like the Public Order and Riot Squad Riot Squad and Operational Support Group were called in to help separate the groups. However, he condemned the behaviour of blockading roads or denying entry people entry to their place of worship.
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