OUT NT Newsletter #6: Do Darwin @ Mardi Gras

The Departure Lounge and NTAHC took Darwin to Mardi Gras, and did the NT proud. Following on from the trail blazing Desert Devils from Alice in 1988, both are now part of Territory history. Adding to that history is the proud First Nations Float, which had participants from the NT including sistergirl Rosalina Curtis.

If you weren’t at Mardi Gras (or went and it is all a little hazy) check out the Departure Lounge Facebook page for photos, or watch the Mardi Gras special on SBS on demand which includes a Darwin float interview, a shot of a very phallic tank ridden by Kim Jong Un, and in-depth interviews of Mardi Gras participants.

For articles from the first Mardi Gras which was a protest by the now famous 78ers check out this link and read amongst other things “How a Carnival Turned into a Vicious Brawl” The Australian, 26 June 1978.

Photo credit: Departure Lounge