Labor MPs Critical After Council Votes to Ban ‘Same-Sex’ Parenting Book from Library

The council decision raises interesting legal questions, according to one expert.

A book on same-sex parenting, targeted at children, has been removed from a Western Sydney library service. Oscar Wong/Getty

Is it legal for a local government to pull same-sex parenting books from a library? And is it appropriate to withhold funding between tiers of government if they disagree with a decision?

These are two questions that have arisen after a local council in Sydney voted to remove a same-sex parenting book from a suburban library service.