NSW Premier in private meeting with multicultural leaders ahead of 'problematic' police operation
Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre CEO Kamalle Dabboussy told the ABC it was a constructive meeting, with questions around policing, vaccine supplies and testing rates.
“Questions were raised about where those facilities are, how accessible they could be and whether or not there is enough knowledge as to where the testing sites exactly are," he said.The optics of the police operation have been criticised by some for targeting one of the most multicultural areas in Australia with a more heavy-handed approach than used in other areas during the pandemic.
"While it's important to have compliance … what we need to do is make sure we don't create it in a way that instils panic or fear," he said.