Summary of significant accounting policies - Segment reporting (Details)	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019 segment
Segment reporting
Number of material segments	1

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Balance Type:	na
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