- Let’s be clear. I didn’t organise the event and nor did my party. I was invited along with three other speakers to talk at a pre-election public meeting at the St Michael’s Belfield Catholic Church.
- No different to several other meetings on religious and parental rights this year.
- The role of the NSW Police should be to protect and defend the rights of election candidates to participate freely in public meetings.
- A vital democratic right.
- Not to join the cancel culture movement.
- This is why I was surprised the Police commander said I should not speak.
- Then he said he would ensure I left the premises safely but I never saw him or his colleague again.
- I spoke to a large, engaged meeting in the church hall and played a role in ensuring everyone dispersed peacefully.
- Then I saw myself out and went home without incident at all.
- These transgender radical Leftwing protesters cannot continue to go around threatening to block public roads and access to a church, a place of worship.
- The law should deal with them.
- Their provocation triggered the wild scenes at Belfield.
- Enough is enough.
18 The following day, Mr Latham gave an interview to the media, which was aired as part of the Seven News Broadcast. The audiovisual recording and transcript of Mr Latham's interview was in evidence. In that interview, Mr Latham said, among other things:
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