How the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after party fell apart

The after party for this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has been cancelled, raising questions about the organisation’s decision to bring in a third party to plan the event. Photograph: Roni Bintang/Getty Images

As the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras protest parade reaches the end of Oxford Street each year and moves into the Entertainment Quarter, it turns into a party. A big name such as Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa or RuPaul is usually a centrepiece of the extravaganza.

But not this year.