Anthony Albanese is first Australian PM to attend Sydney Mardi Gras

Dressed in open-necked shirt and jeans, premier joins 12,500 paraders on original route of Oxford Street

Amid the rainbow tulle, sequins and sparkles of Sydney’s 45th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade emerged the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, in a simple open-necked shirt and jeans.

Albanese is the first sitting prime minister to join the parade, which celebrates and continues to push for equality for the LGBTQIA+ community.