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The Latest Breaking News from Mardi Gras

Partying v politics: has Sydney WorldPride found the right balance?

In the southern hemisphere for the first time, the global festival has showcased a tension common to pride: one between inclusivity, activism and celebration

The Guardian - AU

Govt earmarks $26m for national LGBTQI research"

Days after Anthony Albanese became the first Australian PM to march at the gay Mardi Gras, $26m has been promised for medical research for LGBTQI communities.

AAP

Country town cricket and why Mardi Gras matters far past the parade

WE watched the Mardi Gras on ABC because a dear friend from my childhood, a person we regard and embrace as family, was on one of the floats.

Newcastle Herald

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Lidia Thorpe’s Mardi Gras disruption is the latest in an ongoing debate about acceptable forms of protest at Pride

Independent senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe’s temporary blocking of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night has again brought to the surface discussion on the role of protest and police discretion.

The Conversation

Premier blasts Thorpe’s ‘disgraceful’ Mardi Gras protest

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has blasted Senator Lidia Thorpe for her protest that briefly halted the Sydney Mardi Gras parade.

The New Daily

Lidia Thorpe Won’t Be Charged For Protesting Police Violence At Sydney Mardi Gras Fkn Good

No cops at Pride.

Pedestrian.tv

NSW police says Lidia Thorpe will not be charged for blocking Mardi Gras float

Social media video shows senator laying in front of a float, temporarily blocking Oxford Street parade

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2023 Mardi Gras gallery: The best photos from Sydney's LGBTQIA+ pride festival

We've sorted through our photographers' images to bring you a selection of the best moments from Australia's premier event celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community.

ABC News

Federal senator Lidia Thorpe halts Sydney's Mardi Gras parade with police protest

Federal senator Lidia Thorpe says she lay on the ground in front of a float — interrupting the parade until she was removed by officers — to protest against police violence.

ABC News

Lidia Thorpe 'moved on' from Mardi Gras march by police

Lidia Thorpe was filmed temporarily halting the Sydney Mardi Gras parade before she was asked to leave the march.

AAP

Hangovers for some, parties for others after Mardi Gras

Anthony Albanese has made history as the first sitting prime minister to march in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade as WorldPride events continue in the city.

AAP

Tens of thousands return to Oxford St for Sydney Mardi Gras in biggest parade yet

Tens of thousands of Mardi Gras revellers returned to Sydney's Oxford Street on Saturday night, in what organisers say was one of their biggest parades yet.

ABC News

Yas Queen: Anthony Albanese’s Officially Become The 1st Aussie PM To Walk The Mardi Gras Parade

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially become the first PM to march in the Sydney gay and lesbian Mardi Gras, go off king.

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Anthony Albanese becomes first Australian PM to march in Sydney Mardi Gras

Dressed in open-necked shirt and jeans, Albanese joins 12,500 paraders on original route of Oxford Street

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Sydney Mardi Gras returns in style

SYDNEY: Thousands of scantily clad revellers danced through Sydney on Saturday for the annual Mardi Gras parade, which returned to the Australian city’s streets for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19.

ABC News

Fireworks, a PM and a lot of love: Oxford Street lights up as Mardi Gras returns home — as it happened

After two years of COVID-19 restrictions that saw the parade relocate, Oxford Street came alive as thousands celebrated the LGBT+ community.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney WorldPride opening concert: Kylie and Dannii Minogue gloriously launch season of golden hot pants

Live and Proud was a drag spectacular, with Casey Donovan and Charli XCX among the many highlights

ABC News

Jonathan marching in his first Sydney Mardi Gras after coming out in his 60s

A glimpse at young love nudged Jonathan Watcham to finally tell his family and friends the truth. Now he feels a sense of self-worth he couldn't imagine 30 years ago.

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'Mardi Gras on steroids': revellers make riotous return

The 45th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is set to begin in Sydney, with thousands of partygoers lining the streets for the first march on Oxford Street since 2020.

The Guardian - AU

‘Mardi Gras is like my Christmas’: how Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community is marking Pride

From ‘gay admin’ to ‘bookings, bookings, bookings’, the city’s celebration of queerdom is about diversity and joy

The Guardian - AU

Sydney hits peak LGBTQ+ as Mardi Gras parade returns to Oxford Street

Hundreds of thousands of people expected to line the parade’s famous route, which last ran along the street in 2020 due to Covid

AAP

Sydney is all smiles and sequins for Mardi Gras return

With floats, costumes, and glitter at the ready, Mardi Gras is set to kick off, with 300,000 revellers expected at the spiritual home of the LGBTQI community.

The Independent UK

Dropping Mardi Gras gun cases a mistake, prosecutor says

New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams says an assistant prosecutor wrongly decided to drop prosecution of more than a dozen illegal gun possession cases arising from Mardi Gras season arrests

The Guardian - AU

Meta profited from anti-LGBTQ+ ads despite entering float in Sydney Mardi Gras

Company accepted money from groups such as Australian Christian Lobby, who labelling a drag queen event as ‘attempt to sexualise innocent toddlers’

ABC News

Regional communities transport floats from Central Coast, Tamworth to celebrate Sydney WorldPride

From the world stage to infinity and beyond. This regional Mardi Gras float has taken the Sydney WorldPride theme to the next level, and it's gearing up to spread the love this weekend.

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