The Age photos of the week, October 10, 2026

The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.October 10, 2026 — 12:03pm1/25Ashkan Teymouri, pictured here with Circe, has always loved cats.Credit:Simon Schluter2/25Margaret Stevens, 81, and her husband Eddie Stevens, 82, staying active. Margaret walks a lot and Eddie rides to work.Credit:Joe Armao3/25Kirrilee Broughton, a musician, was fined for putting up posters for her performance.Credit:Eddie Jim4/25Elisha Wilson, Emily Stuart and Ella Godfrey, Regent Calisthenics College senior team members. The highly competitive sport of calisthenics has its state championships coming up in October at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda.Credit:Joe Armao5/25Mursal Azizi and Kat Rae formed an unlikely and complex friendship that transcends their very different experiences of the war in Afghanistan. Mursal came to Australia as a refugee, Kat served in the army and was twice deployed to Afghanistan.Credit:Justin McManus6/25NBL player Luke Paul.Credit:Eddie Jim7/25Motorcyclists Ilona Szabo and Irene Gianelli talk about Melbourne’s potholes and road conditions.Credit:Jason South8/25 Jacob Sulte, 16, has been a keen Pokemon card hobbyist for nine years, and has played the game competitively for the past few years.Credit:Simon Schluter9/25Pauline Hanson emerges from the smoke to launch her party’s Victorian campaign.Credit:Chris Hopkins10/25Dr Dov Degen at Lady of St Kilda.Credit:Ruby Alexander11/25Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly told police he was scared he would be “knifed” when four protesters attended his post-election party in 2024, where he is accused of punching one in the face. Jolly is pictured here speaking to media on the steps of Melbourne Magistrates Court after being found not guilty.Credit:Jason South12/25Robert ‘Pommy’ Nicholson (left), Blue Watts, Gordon Parry and Hayley Watts were among 3500 people calling for action to fix Victorian roads.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui13/25Kosta Kostidis (right), with Yianni Palazi, serves bougatsa pastries at his new shop, Bougatsaki, in Brunswick.Credit:Chris Hopkins14/25Book collector Kevin Kennedy has some of his first-edition works on show; others are awaiting placement on his shelves.Credit:Justin McManus15/25Dr Lauren Roberts of the RSPCA (pictured with traumatised but recovering dog, Daisy) is among animal and family violence advocates working to create more services for women who need to flee violence with pets, but are reluctant to leave until their pet is also safe.Credit:Alex Coppell16/25Steph Hodgins-May was elected as the new deputy leader of the Greens.Credit:Simon Schluter17/25New North Melbourne coach Jaymie Graham.Credit:Justin McManus18/25Katie James (with her family) was rushed to intensive care twice with pre-eclampsia and lost a baby daughter to it. She is thrilled the current research could mean others are spared this ordeal.Credit:Wayne Taylor19/25Ella Stiebel caught the Dengue Fever virus alongside her dad in Bali last year. She has had the post-dengue vaccination.Credit:Chris Hopkins20/25Robb Ritchens lives with Lewy body dementia. He was diagnosed in 2024 and now is a mentor for other sufferers.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS