Mardi Gras protest march to go ahead in Sydney after last-minute Covid exemption granted

NSW police drops bid to stop Pride in Protest march along Oxford Street while preparations finalised for official parade at SCG

Sydney LGBTIQ+ rights protestors will march along Oxford Street while the city’s Mardi Gras is held elsewhere after New South Wales Health granted organisers an exemption from gathering restrictions.

The exemption means a court fight between NSW police, which sought to stop Saturday’s march, and the protesters will no longer go ahead.

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This post was originally published on Human rights | The Guardian.