“There are a lot of people who don’t want any age of consent, which would virtually legalise paedophilia.” He went on, “You’ve got to equate this to - there are many people who want the Marriage Act changed so that 12-year-old girls can marry. “As far as making moral judgements, they are decided by law, by state and federal governments. We’ve got other sorts of things that have to be done, which is the expectation of local government,” he said. “Council’s role… we’ve got roads that need fixing. He said the “particular issue” of LGBTIQ+ inclusion is “only one of a lot of moral judgements” that aren’t the role of local government to make. The next day, Mayor Bruce Meyer went on ABC Radio to explain the decision in an interview that has caused outrage.
