NSW premier won’t apologise to Muslims after police grab men praying at rally against Isaac Herzog
Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales...
<p>Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/12/australia-politics-live-liberals-leadership-spill-challenge-angus-taylor-sussan-ley-libspill-question-time-anthony-albanese-senate-estimates-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says he will not apologise to the Muslim community after police <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/10/sheikh-who-led-prayer-at-sydney-protest-against-herzog-says-police-were-unhinged-and-aggressive-ntwnfb">disrupted a group of men praying</a> during a Sydney protest against the visiting Israeli president, Isaac Herzog.</p><p>Muslim groups including the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) and the Australian Federal Imams Council (Afic) have called on the premier and the NSW police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, to issue a public apology.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/12/nsw-premier-chris-minns-no-apology-muslim-police-sydney-protest-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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