The Age photos of the week, December 20, 2025

Age photos of the week, December 20, 2025Age photos of the week, December 20, 2025Sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We are working to restore it. Please try again later.dismissJump to chapter navigationSkip to contentJump to footer24 ImagesYour week with images from our award-winning photographers and regular contributors to The Age20 December 2025 – 13.581/24Statewide Victoria Treaty Cultural Celebration where Ngarra Murray spent some time with the final Treaty documentCredit:Justin McManus2/24Leo Donati and his son Marcello of Donati's butcher shop on Lygon Street, Carlton, will close at the beginning of 2026.Credit:EddieJim3/24Jarrod West is an Indigenous man and former firefighter who received tens of thousands of dollars in CityLink fines in the immediate aftermath of the deadly Black Saturday bushfires in 2009. A book called Footsteps in the Ash and our own reports show that 19-year-old Jarrod was the main firefighter involved in the highly traumatic rescue of a severely burned teenage girl at Strathewen whose mother, father and sister all died of burns.Credit:Justin McManus4/24Mother of three and pediatrician Tash Ching wants parents to be kinder to themselves when it comes to managing screen timeCredit:Paul Jeffers5/24NSW Premier Chris Minns laid flowers outside the Bondi Pavilion on MondayCredit:Edwina Pickle6/24Boy Scout member Angus McDonald with friends. Future of Warrandyte Scouts and other community organizations depends on proposed council change for community organizationsCredit:Simon Schluter7/24Western Bulldogs team-mates Rory Lobb and Ed Richards ahead of the State of Origin squad announcementCredit:Jason South8/24School dux Jennifer Schutz (left), Lola Aughey and James Edgar at Forest Hill College, which enters the '30 club', schools with a VCE average score of 30 or aboveCredit:Simon Schluter9/24Western Ring road junction, Western Gate motorway before tunnel openingCredit:Joe Armao10/24Classic cars lined up before passing through the West Gate tunnel last weekendCredit:Justin McManus11/24Stephen and Jo Silvagni leave the District Court following the sentencing of their son Tom, who was found guilty of rapeCredit:Joe Armao12/24Jason and Kayley Marriner in the auditorium of the Comedy TheaterCredit:Simon Schluter13/24Yothu Yindi and guest artists perform the Treaty to a rapt crowd during the Treaty Cultural Celebration at John Cain ArenaCredit:Justin McManus14/24Todd Graham and his 13-year-old dog NormanCredit:Steven Siewert15/24Cape Verde captain Yosief Kassa, Madagascar captain Jonny Tewoderos and Comoros captain Okilo Dimo. All three teams will compete in the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations.Credit:EddieJim16/24Ben Schrever in front of his prefabricated house. New modeling shows regulatory changes could increase the number of prefabricated homes built each year in AustraliaCredit:Justin McManus17/24The Tote has a history of facing existential threats due to planning issues and pressures from development. Shane Hilton launched a massive crowdfunding campaign to buy the venue and save it from apartment construction. He was a key voice pushing for new "live music zones" planning controls that would better protect venues from developers and neighbors complaining about noise.Credit:Wayne Taylor18/24Andrew Bretherton, disability advocate. Disability advocates have criticized the state government's plans to spend millions on new tram stops that will not accommodate wheelchairs despite a legal obligation to improve accessibilityCredit:Jason South19/24Carley Mchome, her mother Ros and daughter Eliana at Ros' flat in Port Melbourne. Carley has run the Ujamaa Tanzania Foundation, which has hosted and cared for traumatized and orphaned children in Arusha, Tanzania, in east Africa, since 2010, and is home for Christmas with her husband and children.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS20/24Mourners pay tribute to victims of Bondi terror attackCredit:Steven Siewert21/24Angus Grant and Julia Ades studied politics, a new VCE subject after global politics and Australian politics were combined into one subjectCredit:Joe Armao22/24A woman holds bee balloons among those attending the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed in the terror attack on Bondi Beach last Sunday.Credit:Kate Geraghty23/24Uniformed police presence has been increased at Mordialloc beach and surrounding areas in response to recent public order incidentsCredit:Joe Armao24/24Travis Head returned to his home ground, Adelaide Oval, where the Willow averaged 79.25 at Test level.Credit:Matt Turner