The Age photos of the week, May 16, 2026
The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.
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Melbourne Vixens netball player Emily Mannix and her toddler, Mabel.Credit:Justin McManus
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Rachel Medlock and her four-year-old son, Sonny. Sonny receives NDIS support for autism. The family is concerned about cuts to the scheme in the budget.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria new co-chairs Djaran Murray-Jackson and Meriki Onus.Credit:Justin McManus
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Khartoum City Cafe owner Hamada Ahmed, who is among Paisley Street traders concerned about Footscray’s new Salvation Army cafe. Credit:Jason South
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Lunch with Irish crime novelist Dervla McTiernan at Rosyln Thai Cafe.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Isla Bell’s mother Justine Spokes. Bell’s family is devastated after manslaughter charges were dropped against a man over the 19-year-old’s death.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Elizabeth Coyle, migrant and hospitality worker, talks about working conditions across Melbourne venues.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Geelong footballer Tom Stewart with his wife, Emma, and children Arthur and Charlie before his 200th game against Collingwood last Saturday.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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Ringwood Secondary College principal Rosina Fotia with students Miranda Wainwright and Liam Groseclos. The college is among the top 10 schools offering the most VCE subjects in the state.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers arrives at Parliament House for an interview before delivering the budget.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Banyule City Council deputy mayor Rick Garotti, vicar Stephen Monsiegneur and resident Brendan Murphy at St Peter’s Anglican Church in Bundoora. They have founded the Winter Accommodation Resource Movement (WARM), a program enabling homeless people to sleep inside four churches in north-eastern Melbourne this winter.Credit:Penny Stephens
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Atong Atem, a Melbourne-based artist originally from South Sudan.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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Rebekah Beddoe had many medications prescribed to her after becoming distressed after having a baby. The combination of these caused her major health issues when all she needed was support. Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Alpaca farmer Jodi Ramadge on her farm in Yellingbo. More farmers are raising alpacas for wool and meat, and to protect their flocks of sheep.Credit:Justin McManus
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Toby enjoys a snack with fellow students at Melton Specialist School. The school has been providing meals to some of its students, many of whom have intellectual disabilities and neurodiversity. Credit:Joe Armao
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Gordon Chong and Jerry Fong are bringing fresh durian to Australia on overnight flights from Malaysia.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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Chief Commissioner Mike Bush awarded Sergeant Brad Dettman (third from right) the Medal for Courage for his actions, under dangerous and volatile circumstances, in responding to a shooting incident in Mordialloc in 2022. Other award recipients are pictured at the Victoria Police Academy.Credit:Joe Armao
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James Marsden-Smith, senior associate at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. Marsden-Smith helped air force veteran Bob Caesar successfully take on the federal government in a landmark case that could pave the way for others to sue the government for putting their lives at risk. Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Major-General Jason Blain, the most senior Australian Defence Force officer in Melbourne, stands in the Cabinet War Room at Victoria Barracks.Credit:Jason South
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David Hamilton, the head of the Southbank residents’ group, at Victoria Barracks on St Kilda Road.Credit:Paul Jeffers