Floral tributes left by mourners are seen outside the shared residence of entertainment journalist Jesse Baird in the Sydney suburb of Paddington on 27 February 2024. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
Sydney’s usually boisterous Mardi Gras parade will take place under a sombre shadow on Saturday, after the grisly killing of a gay couple tested relations between police and the LGBTQ community.
Organisers have asked uniformed police not to participate in the city’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade after an officer was charged with the double murder of a TV presenter and his flight attendant boyfriend.
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