Mardi Gras protest march to go ahead in Sydney after last-minute Covid exemption granted
theguardian.comSydney 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.Activist group Pride in Protest decided at the last minute to apply for an exemption to public health orders, approaching the NSW health minister, Brad Hazzard, on Thursday afternoon.Shortly before the court hearing was due to begin at midday on Friday, the group announced it had secured the exemption after agreeing on better contact-tracing processes.“This is a massive win for not only the right to protest but.
