Mardi Gras
NSW Police’s participation in Mardi Gras parade cancelled by organisers
Organisers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have asked police not to march in the parade on Saturday, police have confirmed.
- by Ben Cubby
Latest
Excluding police from Mardi Gras would be ‘a travesty’, commissioner says
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said the force had been “building a bridge” with the LGBTQ community for 20 years and it would be a step backwards to exclude officers this year.
- by Michael Koziol
Editorial
Opinion
Sydney’s gay community is rightly hurt and angry. Police should not march in this year’s Mardi Gras
Journeys towards justice and equality tend to involve two steps forward and one step back. We are at such a moment in Sydney.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
LGBTQ
Ahead of its biggest night of the year, Sydney’s gay community mourns
Mardi Gras organisers consider how to commemorate Luke Davies and Jesse Baird as their deaths rock the local community.
- by Mary Ward
‘I feel like I’m coming out again’: The Aussies making their Mardi Gras debut
People who came out later in life were given a chance to shine at the inaugural Mardi Gras Debutante Ball for First Timers.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Opinion
LGBTIQ hate crimes
We still can’t trust NSW police: The sad truth for LGBTIQ citizens
Injustices persist but the police force continues to deflect failures and shift blame.
- by Nicolas Parkhill
Sophie Ellis-Bextor on the Saltburn effect and her career comeback
Murder on The Dance Floor is the latest song from a bygone era to storm back to the charts off the back of well-crafted viral moments.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Exclusive
Sydney asbestos crisis
City of Sydney council was urged to test parks for asbestos a month ago
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said it would have been unreasonable to test the city’s 400 parks and thousands of garden beds “when there was no indication there was an issue”.
- by Michael Koziol
Mardi Gras rejects offer to relocate Fair Day after asbestos discovery
The City of Sydney pulled the pin on holding the popular event in Victoria Park after bonded asbestos was found in mulch used at the site.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Hills Shire Council rejects drag queen storytime
Councillors have been accused of alienating members of the queer community.
- by Jada Susas
Mardi Gras board ructions after director dumped for non-attendance
Timothy “Skip” Blofield, from leftist queer group Pride in Protest, was dumped from the board after skipping too many meetings.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell