Boroondara to stop using prayer at meetings after councillor says there should be separation of church and state

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A Melbourne council has dumped its traditional prayer from meetings after lawyers complained it was a breach of human rights law.

The City of Boroondara voted on Monday night to stop reading the council prayer at the start of its meetings.

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