Doorstop Interview – WorldPride March, Sydney
ANTHONY ALBANESE PRIME MINISTER: This is a celebration of unity. A bridge symbolises bringing people together. And this is about bringing together the Australian community, celebrating diversity, but also acknowledging that around the world, at WorldPride, that many people still suffer because of who they are, because of their sexuality.
JOURNALIST: Is that why you think it’s so important for Sydney to hold this as a visual symbol that change can happen?
PRIME MINISTER: Well this is a great global city. And we benefit from the diversity that’s here in this great city. And we’re celebrating that today.
JOURNALIST: Who have you met today? And what are some of the stories you’ve heard?
PRIME MINISTER: Just some of the ’78ers, just expressing their pride about their achievements. These are people who could have been subject to arrest, and many of them were of course. It was a radical act in 1978, and a very gutsy thing to do, to demonstrate, but supporting human rights, and that is something that is also being acknowledged.
JOURNALIST: Look how far we’ve come.
PRIME MINISTER: We have come a long way. There’s more to go. But what a great celebration it is.