Stay updated with breaking news from Weapons Act. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The Supreme Court of Queensland has overturned a law prohibiting the wearing of Sikh ceremonial knives, known as kirpan, in public places, including schools.
Not only did the Queensland law prohibit the freedom of religion of a small vulnerable minority, it did so deliberately.
The ruling by the state's highest court came after Kamaljit Kaur Athwal took the state government to court last year.
A contentious Queensland law that bars initiated Sikhs from carrying religious knives onto school grounds has been ruled as racial discrimination.
The state had introduced a law allowing Sikhs to carry a ceremonial sword known as a kirpan however it barr...