Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch have inadvertently landed in the centre of tensions over Sydney’s new multimillion-dollar queer museum.
The group jumped fences to enter the parade holding a large banner that read “Queer Solidarity with Palestinian Resistance” in front of NSW Premier Chris Minns.
Welcome to our live blog coverage of the Sydney Mardi Gras parade. More than 12,000 marchers are assembling at Hyde Park ahead of the festivities.
Haunted by tragedy,this year’s Mardi Gras glowed with hope and resilience. For that is the meaning of Mardi Gras.
A stand-off between police and activists on Oxford Street on Friday night has further fuelled tensions,with NSW local member Alex Greenwich urging would-be protesters not to “take the Mardi Gras parade away from us”.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organisers say the mood of this year’s event will be mixed as the community grapples with the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
On Saturday night,tens of thousands of spectators will line Oxford Street to watch more than 200 floats and 12,000 marchers. Here’s how to get there.
There are 25 sporting organisations,mostly based in the LGTBQ community,participating in Saturday’s parade.
Police on Tuesday discovered the surfboard bags containing the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies dumped behind a mound of earth.
All nations spy. For some it’s ideological while for others it’s just plain greed.
It is entirely understandable the initial decision to uninvite police from Mardi Gras this year has been linked to community grief over the recent deaths of a Sydney gay couple.