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The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.
October 24, 2026 — 9:33am
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Aspiring Santas gathered for training at Melbourne’s “How to be Santa” training course run by Bruce Eagle in Springvale.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Demi Brereton with clerk of the course horse Archie.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Sarah Kiryshin and pumpkin friends.Credit:Simon Schluter
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The first year of grade 6 students to graduate at Clyde Grammar since the independent school opened.Credit:Joe Armao
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Former Co-Chair of the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria Ngarra Murray. The Assembly worked for ten years negotiating the groundbreaking Victorian Treaty, Australia’s first. LNP and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson says that will repeal the Victorian Treaty if they win Government in the November Election. Murray in front of the statue to Sir Doug and Lady Gladys Nicholls, her two times Grandparents.Credit:Justin McManus
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Jayda’s family and community members attend a smoking ceremony in memory of Jayda Allen, after she was murdered in Carlton. Credit:Simon Schulter
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Scientist Dean Freestone, who is developing a brain-computer interface that translates intended speech from neural signals into digital communication, at the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery in Melbourne.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Antony Catalano with his lawyers Dermot Dann KC and Tony Hargraves at Melbourne Magistrates court.Credit:Jason South
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Trainer Tony McEvoy - Trainer of Half Yours, reigning winner of Caulfield and Melbourne Cups’ in preparations for the challenge of defending his titles.Credit:Justin McManus
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Mac.Robertson Girl’s High School principal Sue Harrap.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Dobby, the Chihuahua Dachshund cross, had to be rushed to the animal hospital after eating a Croc and bottletop.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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A burst of colour lights up the track at Caulfield Cup.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Chinese workers involved in a dispute over their treatment.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Jidah Clark, the chairman of the Treaty Authority.Credit:Justin McManus
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‘Pony’ in the stalls at the 2026 Caulfield Cup, Caulfield.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Deadlocked, behind the scenes. Jamie Foxx - Lead Actor and Executive Producer filming in Melbourne.Credit:Justin McManus
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Multi-exposure shot of Jack Hanley – known as @the_crazy_running_man – will compete in the Backyard Ultra.Credit:Joe Armao
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Models wearing local designers Perple (left) and Gotham (right), who “reject AI perfectionism”.Credit:Justin McManus
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Ricky Jefferies, the man who detained the attacker who struck Helen Haines MP was struck by a four-wheel drive outside her Wangaratta electorate office in a car, talks to the media outside his barbershop.Credit:Jason South
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Community members hold a vigil at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Wangaratta for Helen Haines MP who remains in hospital.Credit:Jason South
Source: The Age · Danie Sprague
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