Steve Christou argues ‘we do not need signs to tell us what kind of behaviour is expected by our residents’
The mayor of a western Sydney council has used his casting vote in a late-night meeting to defeat a motion that said racism was “not welcome” in the area.
Mayor Steve Christou of the Cumberland City Council broke the 7-7 tie on Wednesday night to defeat the motion and later told Guardian Australia he voted against “political grandstanding”. He said there was no “racism problem” in his council.
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