The Age photos of the week, October 11, 2025
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The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age
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Vidya Makan and Sonya Suares
are the composer and director for The Lucky Country, a new Australian musical that explores themes of identityCredit:Simon Schluter
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Heidelberg United fans after the opening goalCredit:Luke Hemer
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Vigil for Palestine, MelbourneCredit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Ball kids Alessia McGrath, 13, and Taj Fearn-Wannan, 15, wearing the Ralph Lauren uniforms for the Australian Open 2026.Credit:Alex Coppel
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Tony Mokbel leaves the Court of Appeal following a mixed result in his bid to have three drug convictions linked to the Lawyer X scandal thrown outCredit:Eddie Jim
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Tutor Devang Krishna supports the use of calculators in exams but knows the value of understanding mathematical methods.Credit:Penny Stephens
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Australian soft plastics recycling manager Clive Townsend and Plastec Recycling managing director Steve Rawson at Australian Soft Plastics Recycling facility in Pakenham. The government has quietly announced that shredded soft plastics will now be available for exportCredit:Joe Armao
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Nicole Meyer, Ellie Sapper and Dassi Erlich, the sisters at the heart of the Malka Leifer sex abuse trial.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Pierre Vairo from BikeWest advocacy group at the corner of Rankins Road and Macaulay Road. Pierre is calling for increased protection for cyclists in the area after the death of another young man on the roadCredit:Wayne Taylor
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To mark the commemoration of the October 7, 2023 massacre, the opening of the first and only exhibition in Australia dedicated to the massacre titled: October 7. Australian Jewish artists Nina Sanadze in front of her work Tkuma Wall with a Sky of Mourning Stones & Nova FacesCredit:Eddie Jim
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Sunshine railway station is a commuter and regional railway station on the Sunbury, Geelong and Ballarat lines, serving the western suburb of the same nameCredit:Jason South
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State Library Station features artwork by Danie Mellor, based on historic photos of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung women.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Despite their collapsing state, the Twelve Apostles remain a popular tourism attraction.Credit:Nicole Cleary
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Kym Cavigan lost more than $800,000 after her accountant gambled away her life savings. She is now taking on wagering giant SportsbetCredit:Simon Schluter
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Lauren Marshall with her three sons, Teddy 6, Jock 4, and Campbell, 2. Lauren will be sending Jock to 4-year-old kindergarten for a second year so he remains an older pupil when he begins primary schoolCredit:Chris Hopkins
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Vasudha Chaitanya, the resident Chinmaya Mission monk at the group’s Templestowe home.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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NZ fashion brand Rodd & Gunn is opening a four-level flagship in Melbourne’s gorgeous old David Jones building with a strong hospitality offering led by Bar Americano founder Matt Bax. Josh Beagley (Rodd & Gunn director of hospitality) and Matt Bax in the Cellar & CaffetteriaCredit:Wayne Taylor
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Botanical author and garden designer Attila Kapitany’s garden in Narre Warren North, the most expensive outer suburb of MelbourneCredit:Eddie Jim
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Camberwell resident Jane Oldham worries mid-rise apartment design will worsen under the new code and harm Boroondara, where heritage homes are prevalent.Credit:Alex Coppel
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Jockey Mark Zahra and Without A Fight at Caulfield Cup media previewCredit:Eddie Jim
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Melbourne Storm superfan Anthony BalleriniCredit:Alex Coppel.
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Celebrity chef Guy Grossi in March last year.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Vermont Secondary College’s Mary Zervos is a finalist for outstanding secondary teacher in the 2025 Victorian Education Excellence Awards.Credit:Eddie Jim
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James Lowerson has just moved into a rental property in East MelbourneCredit:AARON FRANCIS
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Local residents Di Bambra and Mark Nelson next to the razed site of the old shed at the Brunswick Brickworks which is now slated for the development of a 16-storey tower blockCredit:Chris Hopkins
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Terry Bailey is a former Victorian race caller who now spends a lot of time with his greyhounds as part of his new career.Credit:Paul Jeffers
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announces the West Gate Tunnel will open to traffic in December.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Emma Pegrum in the Fremantle port of Fremantle, W.A is part of a continuing investigation into allegations against Guy Grossi and his restaurantsCredit:Tony McDonough
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Victoria market traders Fahna Ammett, Frank Fontana and Rose Ansaldo say the government’s car park levy would spell the death of the market and say customers will stop coming if parking increased
Credit:Wayne Taylor
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10yo friends Rebecca, Charissa and Ava enjoy the playground at Booran Reserve, Glen Huntly in Melbourne’s Middle South EastCredit:PENNY STEPHENS
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