The Albanese government has been accused of betraying the LGBTI+ community after abandoning its religious discrimination reforms.

The charges against accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon have now been formalised but still no plea has been entered.

Oxford Street nightclub Palms has launched a six-week drag competition with weekly prizes that will culminate in a grand final winner being crowned "Little Miss Palms" and awarded $500 cash and a gown and a wig worth $1000.

Sydney-based painter and multimedia creator Guy Whitworth is set to unveil his latest exhibition, “Meliorism (or the joyous exploration of our souls)”, at the M2 Gallery in Surry Hills.

Two senior Sydney Mardi Gras staff members left the organisation last week while some employees have been recently promoted as the organisation goes on a hiring spree.

Poof Doof Sydney has revealed the first contestants competing in its three-week drag comp starting on Saturday.