Pastor Danny Nalliah's church faces tax bill after charity status revoked

By Aisha Dow
Updated January 17 2017 - 8:08pm, first published 4:58pm
Pastor Danny Nalliah says his church is 'voluntarily serving the community'. Photo: Simon Schluter
Pastor Danny Nalliah says his church is 'voluntarily serving the community'. Photo: Simon Schluter
Danny Nalliah is the leader of the right-wing Rise Up Australia party. Photo: Penny Stephens
Danny Nalliah is the leader of the right-wing Rise Up Australia party. Photo: Penny Stephens
Danny Nalliah sings the Australian National Anthem at an event for the Rise Up Australia party.  Photo: Luis Ascui
Danny Nalliah sings the Australian National Anthem at an event for the Rise Up Australia party. Photo: Luis Ascui

The church headed by controversial Victorian pastor Daniel "Danny" Nalliah has been stripped of its charity status, and could face a retrospective tax bill, after its congregation was asked to make election donations to an anti-Islamic political party he also leads.

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