The Age photos of the week, August 8, 2026

The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.August 8, 2026 — 9:10am1/22Premier Ben Carroll is at risk of losing his seat – just as Jacinta Allan was.Credit:Eddie Jim2/22Marija Kustura’s home is under threat of being acquired and demolished to create a pocket park in the middle of suburban Doncaster.Credit:Eddie Jim3/22Jacki Weaver plays Sister Mary Clare in the New Zealand comedy-drama film, Holy Days.Credit:Tony McDonough4/22Richard Duncan, owner of the Little House wine bar in Collingwood.Credit:Eddie Jim5/22VRC head Kylie Rogers and Chris Lucas.Credit:Justin McManus6/22Alicia Alpuim bought in Dandenong North after being priced out of Rowville.Credit:Joe Armao7/22Agscent founder Bronwyn Darlington with her Jersey cows on the family farm in Carwoola, NSW.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen8/22Sarah and Tom Starkey had their baby daughter Savannah via a surrogate. Credit:Ben Searcy9/22Victoria’s universities are losing their shares of students from equity backgrounds including low socioeconomics and disabilities. Victoria University has a model where students do one subject at a time, which is helping increase completions. Students Denzel James, Brooke Theodoridis and Athraa Yousif.Credit:Jason South10/22Avid readers taking part in a Book Doof event at Section 8 bar in Melbourne.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui11/22One Nation leader Pauline Hanson at the announcement of their Victorian leader Warren Pickering and upper house candidates at the Savoy Hotel in Melbourne. Credit:Jason South12/22Laufey performance at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.Credit:Richard Clifford13/22The cast of My Fair Lady has been announced and includes Brit Nathaniel Parker as Henry Higgins and Australian soprano Claire Lyon as Eliza Doolittle.Credit:Simon Schluter14/22Patrick McIvor, was subjected to harmful practices and is part of an investigation into the Sale City Builders’ church.Credit:Wayne Taylor15/22Dungeons & Dragons isn’t just a job for Matt Hillman, it’s father-daughter bonding time.Credit:Ruby Alexander16/22Lauren Treweek with her two sons Gus who goes to daycare and Xavier who goes to kinder. Lauren struggles with the childcare juggle and says limited flexibility and options means she does separate drop offs.Credit:Joe Armao17/22Emily Chao at Muji Chadstone store reopening. Japanese retailers have been quietly but surely taking off in Australia.Credit:Ruby Alexander18/22Reservoir Views Primary School principal Steve Stafford, with mother and daughter Christine Speziale and Indika Kelly, say their local intersection has become a hazard for children.Credit:Joe Armao19/22Sunshine Primary School has seen an improvement in its NAPLAN results for year five.Credit:Jason South20/22Surrey Hills resident Sally Forrester outside the former St Joseph’s boys’ home, which a developer wants to turn into apartments.Credit:Joe Armao