Chinese-Australian LGBTIQ+ community prepares for 'uplifting' Mardi Gras amid coronavirus

Really, call me paranoid, but what idiot would attend


However, JJ said the travel ban imposed by Australia on Chinese nationals as part of coronavirus containment efforts, meant that some of the people who signed up couldn’t make it to the rehearsals and the parade.


The theme for this year's festival is WHAT MATTERS - encouraging party-goers to reflect on how far members of the Australian LGBTIQ+ community have come, and how much further they have to go.


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Over 500,000 attend this event