Images Dated 2019 June

MARDI GRAS WORLDPRIDE 2023 BID LAUNCH

(L-R) Josie Baker, Charisma Belle, Carmen Geddit, Decoda Secret and Jacqui St Hyde pose for a photo during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras WorldPride Bid Launch at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will make a bid to host the biennial WorldPride in 2023 following support from the NSW government. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)

AAP BEST OF 2019 MADAMA BUTTERFLY DRESS REHEARSAL

*This picture has been selected as one of the Best of the Year News images for 2019*
Cio-Cio-San in shibari ropes during a dress rehearsal of Opera Australia's Madama Butterfly at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Opera Australia's 2019 digital season will open with choreographer Graeme Murphy's production of Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly at the Sydney Opera House from June 28 to August 10. (AAP Image/Steven Saphore)

Ita Buttrose Queens Birthday Honours 2019***

Ita Buttrose poses for a photograph at the ABC offices in Sydney, Thursday, June 6, 2019. Ms Buttrose has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) as part of the Queen's Birthday honours for her eminent service to the community through leadership in the media, the arts, and the health sector, and as a role model. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)