Mardi Gras
Anthony Albanese joins revellers at the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras as election looms
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a surprise return to Mardi Gras on Saturday night, marching down Oxford Street in front of tens of thousands of spectators.
- Megan Gorrey, Nick Newling and Lucy Macken
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Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 as it happened: Thousands line Oxford Street to celebrate city’s LGBTQ community
Follow our live coverage as 10,000 marchers make their way down a crowd-lined Oxford Street for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
- Megan Gorrey, Nick Newling and Lucy Macken
Alita grew up worried she’d get bashed. At Mardi Gras, she’ll march with thousands
A first-time float will celebrate one suburb’s LGBTQ community and its First Nations people. “You go through a lot of struggles being both,” a marcher said.
- Megan Gorrey
Everything you need to know for the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras
Read our guide to the road closures, planned track work and night-time public transport for the Mardi Gras Parade.
- Nick Newling
‘If it speaks to you, it speaks to you’: Troye Sivan unveils new fragrance
With his lifestyle brand Tsu Lange Yor, the Australian pop star is reaching new audiences.
- Damien Woolnough
‘We’re about to see a world collapse’: Cher pulls no punches
Despite seven decades of chart toppers, the pop queen still believes her success had a lot to do with good luck. Now, at 78, she’s using her voice as a war cry.
- Michael Idato
Mardi Gras votes by tiny margin to keep NSW Police in Sydney parade
NSW Police will take part in the 2025 Mardi Gras after the parade’s members voted down a motion to exclude them by 34 votes.
- Max Maddison
‘Slap in the face’: Move to ban police from Mardi Gras attacked as hypocritical
As Mardi Gras members prepare to vote on barring NSW Police from participating in the 2025 parade, the premier has condemned the move.
- Max Maddison
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The secret reason behind Mardi Gras move to ban NSW police
A motivated, radical group wants Mardi Gras to be more exclusionary. Less radical queers are now the enemy.
- Peter Stahel
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- Police
Mardi Gras moves to ban NSW Police from parade
The long-vexed relationship with the force reached a new low last year. Now Mardi Gras members will vote on whether to exclude officers from the 2025 parade.
- Max Maddison
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