Gallery icon24 ImagesThe week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.May 30, 2026 — 1:28pm1/24Cecilia Xu was accepted into four Ivy league colleges, as well as Duke universities and Stanford. She has chosen Harvard. Pictured with proud Mum Helen He.Credit:Simon Schluter2/24Collingwood's cheer squad working on the team's Scott Pendlebury banner.Credit:Joe Armao3/24Matthew Carkeek’s efforts to mine his land at Dunolly, halfway between two of Victoria’s great gold towns Bendigo and Ballarat, follows a 30-year fascination with gold.Credit:Jason South4/24Jess Weijers and baby, Louis. New research confirms that baby brain does not exist, even though more than 80 per cent of new mothers report experiencing it.Credit:Ruby Alexander5/24Carolyn McGrath was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2014. After gruelling stem cell treatment and chemotherapy, she went into remission, but years later the cancer returned. Thanks to advancements in immunotherapy and a new drug she is back in remission after being considered at the stage of palliative care. Credit:Joe Armao6/24Jo and Doug McDougall will close the doors to Molony’s Ski shop after 172 years as a family business.Credit:Simon Schluter7/24Cheng Lei, journalist is performing in a play about her experience whilst detained in China in a new production at the Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall.Credit: Chris Hopkins8/24Geelong-based artist Laura Alice is building her own cyberdecks, customisable, portable computers.Credit:Simon Schluter9/24Arjun Mohan, Malini V and dog Furphy. Kerbside drop off and pick up is going to end at Melbourne airport.Credit:Ruby Alexander10/24Former sports broadcaster Ralph Jackman re-trained as a teacher and his first job was teaching teenagers in Parkville Youth Detention Centre from 2021 to 2022. His new book 'Detention' is a memoir of his stint.Credit:Chris Hopkins11/24Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is presented with a letter written on kangaroo skin, urging the creation of a truth-telling process for national healing, by Travis Lovett, Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man, Executive Director of the University of Melbourne's Centre for Turth Telling and Diologue, and former deputy chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, during the Walk for Truth, at the front of Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 27 May 2026.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen12/24Whittlesea Mayor Lawrie Cox inspects rubbish on the side of the road at Craigieburn Rd, East Wollert. Whittlesea Council are calling on the Department of Transport to take action, as state-owned roads in the area continue face widespread maintenance issues.Credit:Joe Armao13/24Former Essendon coach Brad Scott leaves his home this week.Credit:Eddie Jim14/24Cara Anderson Kindergarten director Ella Slattery, with Mika Toohey, says the community kindergarten is already at capacity.Credit:Justin McManus15/24Line dancing class at the Saddle Club in Brunswick.Credit:Eddie Jim16/24Westgate Basketball Association players Estelle Chisholm, 10, and Hendrix Caguioa, 6, are relegated to run-down facilities like Braybrook’s RecWest.Credit:Jason South17/24Rone at his latest work, Home, which is being installed at Chadstone.Credit:Chris Hopkins18/24Jordan Dautovic, right, with colleague Lance Weeks, is about to bring film processing for movies back to Australia.Credit:Eddie Jim19/24Gemma O'Toole, an Australian volunteer with the FFC was among over 400 activists abducted in international waters and tortured by Israeli forces for challenging Israel's illegal and deadly blockade of Gaza.Credit:Wayne Taylor20/24Matthew 'Richo' Richardson - ex-Richmond player, ambassador for The Male Hug How Elijah Hollands' on-field mental health episode is inspiring young men to speak out. Richo speaks about his work for The Male Hug, which is an organisation encouraging men to speak to each other about mental health issues.Credit:Justin McManus