Opposition says Minns voted against committee examining NSW Shooters and Fishers ‘right to hunt’ bill
by Anne Davies NSW state correspondent from on (#6ZX0F)
Premier claims Labor supported referral of conservation hunting bill to inquiry but Hansard shows Labor opposed the move
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The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has continued to walk away from a controversial bill from the Shooters and Fishers party establishing a right to hunt on public lands, while also claiming that Labor backed it being sent to a parliamentary committee.
On Tuesday, Minns claimed Labor had supported the referral of the conservation hunting bill for an inquiry and indicated he would look at the committee's report, but Hansard showed Labor opposed the referral.
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