Brian Ross wrote on Feb 12
th, 2026 at 11:18am:
Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia was included by the country’s largest Muslim community groups on a co-statement demanding NSW Premier Chris Minns, Police Minister Yasmin Catley and NSW police leadership apologise for the disruption of Muslim prayer during the rally at Sydney Town Hall last week.
It was the group’s first publicity since it was explicitly targeted in a new tranche of federal anti-hate laws, and a sign that mainstream organisations such as the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils intend to keep up their support of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the face of a ban.
Hizb ut-Tahrir’s presence on the joint statement condemning NSW police marks the group’s first public action under threat of the legislation.
The statement was co-signed by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Australian Muslim Advocacy Network and political advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter.
AFIC, its president, Rateb Jneid, and MVM organiser Ghaith Krayem previously signed another statement opposing the listing of Hizb ut-Tahrir, refusing to resile from its rhetoric and providing it a support network among mainstream Muslim leadership.
Oh right! Hizb ut-Tahrir a banned terrorist organisation elsewhere! Of course Labor should take note of what they say and abide by their demands. They are after all their voting base.
This is a secular nation. Religions - especially terrorist religions - should play no part in making any decisions about our police!
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