The Age photos of the week, December 27, 2025
Age photos of the week, December 27, 2025
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Your week with images from our award-winning photographers and regular contributors to The Age
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Pia and Zadie Drmic admire the Christmas lights at their family home in UpweyCredit:Simon Schluter
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Unprocessed long spiny sea urchin at The Roe restaurantCredit:EddieJim
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Ellen Burbidge is in South Hobart. Ellen moved from the NSW south coast for a cooler climateCredit:Matthew Newton
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South Kingsville resident Julie Richards near the utility poles across the street from her home. Residents are angry at the state government and local council for failing to deliver on promises to remove ‘temporary’ power lines and create a park on the siteCredit:Chris Hopkins
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Brigitte Lee plans to pursue her dream of becoming a midwife after obtaining her ATAR. But the career advice he received didn’t always work.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Altona Life Saving Club lifeguards observed a few minutes’ silence for the Bondi incident last weekendCredit:EddieJim
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Tony Mokbel appeared at a hearing in the High Court last Friday regarding the easing of bail conditions.Credit:Jason South
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Jacinta Allan revealed last week that her husband was caught and charged with drunk drivingCredit:Joe Armao
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Le Splendide bar manager Jimmy Pluet, with co-owner Jean-Paul Prunetti, requires patrons to put stickers over their cell phone cameras at the barCredit:EddieJim
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A wedding party tries to take shelter as heavy rain hit Melbourne last weekCredit:Chris Hopkins
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St Ali’s instant coffee offering improves with each release, says Lachlan WardCredit:Simon Schluter
12/30
Cherry Tones’ Chris Koelewyn (centre) performs at the Christmas Concert at the Aveo Cherry Tree Grove retirement village in Croydon, east of MelbourneCredit:PENNY STEPHENS
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Christine Malinao with Christmas puddings from Queen Vic Deli at Queen Victoria MarketCredit:Wayne Taylor
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Twins Pat and Jack Pierce – a.k.a. the Pierce Brothers – first attracted attention while wandering around near Bourke Street Shopping Centre. They are now a global touring act with two ARIA #1 albums to their nameCredit:Jason South
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At 99, Bill Horn is still a regular golfer and is almost as old as his club, Portsea Golf Club, which celebrates its centenary on January 1, 2026.Credit:Joe Armao
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Victoria College of the Arts candidates Ben Kaldas, 18, wants to study music, Mai Lilly Roberts wants to study fashion marketing and Em Eaton aims to take up photography next yearCredit:Wayne Taylor
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Luwayne Carries and daughters Skyla, 14, Sierr, 13, Amariah, 5, Zahlia, 4, Mikayah, 2, and Eliora, 1, enjoy Christmas lunch at The Uniting Church in Kew Credit:EddieJim
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Jenny Dalgleish, a member of the West Port Green Wedge Preservation Group, is opposing a $250 million Hindu temple in Cranbourne South that will seat up to 10,500 worshipers, along with other residents, triggering opposition from environmentalists who fear the West Port green wedge is being eroded.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Veronica Smillie was injured at a junction in Kew where residents are raising awareness of the dangersCredit:Simon Schluter
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Mary-Jane Caiafa and Michael Caiafa of M&G Caiafa have been selling Christmas items at the Queen Victoria Market for fifty yearsCredit:Wayne Taylor
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Celia Pompeani is this year’s dux of Coburg High SchoolCredit:Chris Hopkins
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Hume councilor Sam Misho and Assyrian school planning committee member Hindreen Youkhana, along with community members, put forward the parkland as a possible school siteCredit:Simon Schluter
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Bodega about high director Leroy Fletcher. Sandwich shop spent $300,000 on Christmas decorations to bring joy to Berwick communityCredit:Wayne Taylor
24/30
Amelia Hamer confirmed as Liberal candidate for the state seat of Malvern in Victoria’s 2026 electionCredit:Simon Schluter
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Lord Smith Animal Hospital CEO Frances MirabelliCredit:Simon Schluter
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Harry and Jimmy with their sweet cherries at the Fontana brothers’ produce stall, Queen Victoria MarketCredit:Wayne Taylor
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Four years on from his memorable Test debut, Scott Boland is back at the MCG and again looking to cause trouble for the beleaguered England batting squadCredit:Simon Schluter
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Derek and his son Jackson walk through Melbourne on Christmas Day, handing out packs of supplies to people on the streetCredit:Simon Schluter
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Dijana and Oliver Stankovic are regulars at the spas where they relaxed on Christmas dayCredit:Simon Schluter
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Rev Natalie Dixon-Monu and her husband Manono Monu at The Uniting Church in Kew hosting a Christmas dinner for their communityCredit:EddieJim
