NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has called federal senator Lidia Thorpe 'a disgrace' after she temporarily halted Sydney's Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night. 9News
NSW Police said in a statement a woman laid in front of a float at about 9pm "momentarily preventing the progress of the parade".
The DjabWurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara woman, who has been a member of federal parliament since 2020, announced her decision to quit the party on February 6. Anthony Albanese has become the first ever sitting prime minister to march in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade
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