Latest news: Mardi Gras

There’s an official-looking government document titled Capital of Equality Strategy and then there’s a glittering disco float called the Capital of Equality, and you can guess which one’s headed for the 47th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras this Saturday.

Mardis Gras organisers and NSW police have reached an agreement to allow officers to march out of uniform in the upcoming parade.

Canberra will be strutting its stuff at this Saturday’s 46th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, represented by local LGBTQIA+ running group, Canberra Frontrunners.

NSW Police have been asked not to march in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade, sparking concerns of a setback in an already fraught relationship

A NSW Greens MP used a pre-election public health debate to slam the use of sniffer dogs and strip searches at Mardi Gras and officially announce the party's plan to legalise vapes.

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

The 45th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has kicked off in Sydney as thousands of partygoers line the route for the first march on Oxford Street since 2020.