Thousands of revellers celebrated Mardi Gras in Sydney on Saturday night, with pictures showing scenes not witnessed in many other parts of the world since the coronavirus pandemic began.
A reported 5,000 people took part in the parade that was held inside the Sydney Cricket Ground to an audience of 36,000 in the stands, with people seen tightly packed together without the need for social distancing or face masks.
Headline act British singer and superstar Rita Ora stole the show, and around the city countless more partied at pubs and bars, as Sydney's state of New South Wales went 48 days without a local transmission of the virus.
The event is emblematic of Australia's success at suppressing Covid-19, having seen just over 29,000 cases and 909 related deaths among a population of over 25 million people |||READ MORE
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