Aussies fume over ‘disgusting’ sight at Mardi Gras: ‘Absolute filth’

Aussies have been left outraged over the piles of rubbish left behind following Mardi Gras and even made the drastic call to ban the annual parade. 

A video posted to TikTok showed a street in Sydney strewn with litter, including a car covered in rubbish, after the parade had passed on Saturday.

‘Note to self, if there’s ever a Mardi Gras, do not park your car on the street,’ the person filming the video said while laughing. 

Social media users were left up in arms over the sight with many slamming the state of the street. 

‘Ban Mardi Gras, don’t know how to act in public,’ one wrote. 

‘I hope the organisers of Mardi Gras get the bill for this clean up,’ another said. 

‘How can people leave their city like that,’ a third added, while another said they were almost fined for two Coke cans littered at a 60 person event they organised. 

‘The organisers of Mardi Gras need to be massively fined for that,’ he said. 

Some claimed previous Mardi Gras celebrations had been cleaner.

‘Shows how far downhill Mardi Gras has gone,’ one wrote.

‘Forty years ago all the rubbish was cleaned up by the crowds and participants. Not now,’ another added.

‘This is absolutely disgusting. It doesn’t matter who you are, clean up after yourself,’ a third wrote. 

There were a few positive comments with one commenter saying it ‘looks like it was a good night’.

The parade was labelled a ‘success’ despite pro-Palestine protestors hijacking part of the night and disrupting the event just metres away from NSW premier Chris Minns.

‘Ban Mardi Gras, don’t know how to act in public,’ one disgruntled commenter wrote under a video showing rubbish left on the street and on top of cars (pictured) 

‘I hope the organisers of Mardi Gras get the bill for this clean up,’ wrote another

Another asked ‘How can people leave their city like that.’ Rubbish left over after the parade is pictured

Tensions in the lead-up over the participation of NSW Police in the parade culminated in a positive reception as uniformed police flanked plain-clothed gay and lesbian liaison officers marching alongside Commissioner Karen Webb and Police Minister Yasmin Catley. 

‘Yesterday’s celebration was a great example of a successful Mardi Gras event. The majority of people were well-behaved and enjoyed the event safely and responsibly,’ operation commander, NSW Police assistant commissioner Anthony Cooke said.

An estimated 120,000 spectators and 12,500 participants attended the event, police said.