Australia’s religious schools and places of worship are being offered an extra $55 million in community grants to boost their security after the Christchurch mosque massacre.
Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher greets Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison at an interfaith service at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney in memory of those who lost their lives in the Christchurch mosque attacks. Picture: Wendell Teodoro/AFP“Religious freedom is not just an inalienable right as free citizens. It is important to the very cohesion of our society. It is for many Australians impossible to separate their faith from their culture.
The money will be made available through an “acceleration and extension” of a community fund that has provided $70 million to schools, preschools, community groups and local councils since 2016.
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