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Will Nicholas

Highest heritage honour for Mardi Gras parade route

Sydney's Mardi Gras parade is the centrepiece of one of the world's largest pride festivals. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

The Sydney Mardi Gras parade route will be protected for generations by a heritage listing for its enduring cultural value and significance to the struggle for LGBTQI rights in Australia.

The two-kilometre stretch through the heart of Sydney received the nod from the Australian Heritage Council on Thursday, almost half a century after the inaugural protest was met with police violence in 1978.

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