NSW premier says Islamophobia will not be tolerated after reported rise

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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has hit out at people who've targeted Australian Muslims in the wake of the Bondi attack. It comes as the Australian National Imams Council says there's been surge in hate directed at the Muslim community.

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00:00I want to make it clear that any breaches of our racial vilification or hate speech laws apply to everyone.

00:09Police will throw the book at any examples of Islamophobia in our community.

00:13And can I just say, from a moral perspective, it is disgusting to think that anyone could blame a young person,

00:20a young member of our community, a young Islamic girl, for the actions of two people in Bondi Junction a couple of weeks ago.

00:27That is appalling. It would be like blaming Ahmed El Ahmed for the actions of those terrible terrorists on the 14th of December,

00:35when we all know he's an absolute hero.

00:38So I just want to make it clear that racism will not be tolerated.

00:42It's not vigilantism. It's not retribution. It's hateful racism in our community.

00:48We are on high alert. The police are absolutely vigilant for any examples of hate speech in our community.

00:54It can never be tolerated. And any of the laws that we have passed over the last two years or even into the future

01:01apply to every member of our community, every Australian that lives here.

01:04We cannot allow it to happen and we will not tolerate it.

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