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The Sydney Morning Herald, Photos of the Week, June 16, 2023

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The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

Ngarrabul/Gomeroi//Kooma woman Waabii Adele Chapman-Burgess. The coming together of black and white people to acknowledge the massacre at Myall Creek has been hailed as a triumph of reconciliation.

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Ngarrabul/Gomeroi//Kooma woman Waabii Adele Chapman-Burgess. The coming together of black and white people to acknowledge the massacre at Myall Creek has been hailed as a triumph of reconciliation.Credit:Rhett Wyman

Blues player Mitchell Moses.

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Blues player Mitchell Moses.Credit:Steven Siewert

The dawn water temperature at Manly Dam was 17.8 degrees during the week.

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The dawn water temperature at Manly Dam was 17.8 degrees during the week. Credit:Nick Moir

Ben Roberts-Smith arriving at Perth Domestic Terminal from Sydney.

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Ben Roberts-Smith arriving at Perth Domestic Terminal from Sydney.Credit:Ross Swanborough

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston arrives at court on Thursday.

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston arrives at court on Thursday.Credit:Nick Moir

Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.

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Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

Independent Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe holds back tears as she delivered a speech in the chamber alleging she had been assaulted in Parliament House.

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Independent Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe holds back tears as she delivered a speech in the chamber alleging she had been assaulted in Parliament House.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

Bus driver Brett Button leaves Cessnock police station on Tuesday afternoon.

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Bus driver Brett Button leaves Cessnock police station on Tuesday afternoon.Credit:Janie Barrett

Myall Creek Memorial.

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Myall Creek Memorial.Credit:Rhett Wyman

‘It’s tears of joy because they’re free’,” says Kamilaroi elder Sue Blacklock, a descendant of the massacred Myall Creek Station.

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‘It’s tears of joy because they’re free’,” says Kamilaroi elder Sue Blacklock, a descendant of the massacred Myall Creek Station.Credit:Rhett Wyman

A worker with a beard wears a full face mask to avoid breathing in dangerous dust particles while the new WestConnex interchange tunnel is under construction. The project is on target to be completed by the end of the year.

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A worker with a beard wears a full face mask to avoid breathing in dangerous dust particles while the new WestConnex interchange tunnel is under construction. The project is on target to be completed by the end of the year.Credit:Jessica Hromas

Drag queen Victoria Mami and Jaxon Woods at the Arq nightclub.

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Drag queen Victoria Mami and Jaxon Woods at the Arq nightclub.Credit:Flavio Brancaleone

Claire Neylan, 37, with daughter Olivia and son Tommy, who were born at opposite ends of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Claire Neylan, 37, with daughter Olivia and son Tommy, who were born at opposite ends of the COVID-19 pandemic.Credit:Janie Barrett

Australian Medical Association (AMA) President Professor Stephen Robson ahead of an address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra.

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Australian Medical Association (AMA) President Professor Stephen Robson ahead of an address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

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Ropers Seaside Pharmacy owner John Roper says the area around North Bondi shops and bus terminus needed to be “tidied up” and made safer for pedestrians.

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Ropers Seaside Pharmacy owner John Roper says the area around North Bondi shops and bus terminus needed to be “tidied up” and made safer for pedestrians.Credit:Janie Barrett

Hudson Young, Junior Paulo and Jarome Luai at the NSW Blues media opportunity in Coogee.

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Hudson Young, Junior Paulo and Jarome Luai at the NSW Blues media opportunity in Coogee. Credit:Brook Mitchell

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during question time at Parliament House in Canberra.

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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during question time at Parliament House in Canberra.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

Screenwriter and playwright Michelle Law at the Belvoir Theatre.

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Screenwriter and playwright Michelle Law at the Belvoir Theatre.Credit:Nick Moir

Repairs at the scene of the fire in Randle Street, Surry Hills.

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Repairs at the scene of the fire in Randle Street, Surry Hills.Credit:Steven Siewert

Oxford Street shopping precinct. Consumer confidence is now at its lowest point since April 2020, when the economy was shut down to deal with COVID.

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Oxford Street shopping precinct. Consumer confidence is now at its lowest point since April 2020, when the economy was shut down to deal with COVID.Credit:Steven Siewert