Sydney’s ‘absurd and wonderful’ Progress Shark becomes WorldPride icon

Australian Museum's installation is 10 metres long, sports a rainbow Lycra swimsuit and has captured the hearts of many

When an event thrusts a city into the global spotlight, designing a mascot is a highly deliberated undertaking. But in Sydney, where the month-long WorldPride celebrations have just commenced, it has happened entirely by accident.

And the result is a giant great white shark wrapped in rainbow Lycra.