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Mardi Gras votes to let police march in 2025 parade

A proposal to stop police from marching at the 2025 Mardi Gras parade has been narrowly voted down by organisers.

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Should Police Be Allowed To March In Mardi Gras 2025? Members Will Cast Their Vote This Weekend

54% of survey respondents did not feel that police should be allowed to march in the 2025 Mardi Gras parade.

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Lose the force: call to ban cops from Mardi Gras

A proposal to stop police from marching at Mardi Gras would be a "slap in the face" to LGBTQI officers, a state premier says.

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Mardi Gras battles tragedy, costs to launch new program

The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival has been launched with a renewed focus on diversity and inclusion.

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Visiting Saints Fans Had a Parade Outside Stadium After Beating Dallas

Mardi Gras hit Dallas when the Saints beat the Cowboys.

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Chiding for pro-Palestinians who 'usurped' Mardi Gras

A magistrate has issued stern remarks to pro-Palestine activists who stormed the Sydney Mardi Gras with flares as he sentenced them to good behaviour bonds.

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Consultation on police involvement in Sydney Mardi Gras

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board is consulting on the participation of NSW Police at future events.

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'Quite rattled': toll of Mardi Gras policing revealed

Heavy-handed drug policing operations at Sydney World Pride and Mardi Gras continue to impact police and LGBTQI community relations, experts say.

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Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

The glitter and glow of Mardi Gras has drawn some 120,000 people to Sydney's annual LGBTQI parade despite friction over police participation.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters charged after Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

Police confirmed one man and seven women were charged after entering the parade route near Taylor Square on Saturday night

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Crowdfunding campaign brings first Timor-Leste float to Sydney Mardi Gras parade

It was only two weeks ago that the founder of Timor-Leste’s own pride march learned he and 10 others were coming to Australia

The Guardian - AU

‘It feels like we lost brothers’: Sydney Mardi Gras preparations take on sombre tone after alleged murders

Mixed emotions within the LGBTQ+ community as it reels from killings of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies allegedly by a serving police officer

The Guardian - AU

Mardi Gras float honours Timorese heritage and struggle

A Timorese-Australian artist blends cultural heritage with Mardi Gras flair in a lovingly crafted float to parade through the streets of both Sydney and Dili.

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Couple commemorated in community's 'heartbreaking' loss

The lives of flight attendant Luke Davies and AFL umpire Jesse Baird were remembered through tributes during Sydney's Mardi Gras parade.

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Tumultuous Mardi Gras week reaching glittering finale

Sydney has exploded with major events since mid-February, culminating in a Mardi Gras parade that has already been tainted by controversy and tragedy.

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Sydney Mardi Gras Allows Police To March

Sydney Mardi Gras organizers ease ban on police marching in parade following tragic incident. Debate ensues on law enforcement's role in LGBTQIA+ event.

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NSW police to march in plainclothes at Sydney Mardi Gras after deal reached

Commissioner is ‘delighted’ by outcome but decision angers some activists in the wake of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird murder investigation

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‘A lot of hurt and anger’: how the queer community feels let down by NSW police

Despite a 26-year tradition of officers marching at Mardi Gras, the Paddington alleged murders have brought growing discontent with the force to a head

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Police to discuss marching out of uniform at Mardi Gras

NSW Police have been asked not to march at Sydney's Mardi Gras, sparking concerns of setting back an already fraught relationship with the LGBTIQ community.

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Organisers ask police not to march in Mardi Gras parade

The NSW Police Force says officers have been asked not to march in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

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Asbestos crisis hits Sydney as hazardous material found in mulch at parks and schools

More than 20 sites contaminated with asbestos-laden mulch, forcing school closures and the cancellation of a Mardi Gras celebration

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Sydney’s Mardi Gras Fair Day Has Been Forced To Cancel After Asbestos Was Found In Victoria Park

Sydney's Mardi Gras event Fair Day has been forced to cancel after asbestos was detected in mulch used at Victoria Park.

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Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos-tainted mulch is to blame for the closure of a primary school in Sydney's southwest and the cancellation of a major Mardi Gras festival event.

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Laissez les bons temps rouler! (IYKYK)

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