Gallery icon27 ImagesThe week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.July 4, 2026 — 9:11am1/27Hopeful home buyers Estelle and Josh Forrest, with their baby daughter, were horrified to learn the property inspection report provided by their estate agent had had pages removed.Credit:Jason South2/27Rehearsals at the Australian Ballet for Oscar.Credit:Simon Schluter3/27Rock Posters founder John D’Aquino and general manager Marcus Seal are opening the Melbourne institution to the public for the first time.Credit:Penny Stephens4/27 Janney Wale quickly developed an opioid addiction after taking the medication in the lead up to her knee surgery. She has welcomed the national program to deprescribe medications such as opioids and sleeping tablets when they are causing more harm than good.Credit:Justin McManus5/27Louis Kuo is the co-owner of Old Beijing, pictured with both Australian and imported seafood.Credit:AARON FRANCIS6/27Australian Ballet executive director Claire Spencer.Credit:Simon Schluter7/27ISIS bride, Kawsar Ahmad leaves Melbourne Magistrates Court after being given bail.Credit:Eddie Jim8/27Go Pharaohs: L-R University of Melbourne Egyptian Club members Amira Marwan with a cardboard cut-out of player Mo Salah, Essam Altayyar, Mohamed Orabi, Ryan Rud, Mariam El Meligi and Lujain Aldawood.Credit:Jason South9/27Launch housing client Keki at crisis accommodation she used to get back on her feet following a devastating house fire.Credit:Jason South10/27Rowdy fans sang and chanted before the World Cup watch party at Federation Square, Melbourne between Australia and Paraguay.Credit:Justin McManus11/27Williamstown High School principal Gino Catalano (C) with Corrine Hall, Assistant principal, Gavin Clifford Assistant Principal and students.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui12/27VAFA match between St Bernards and University Blues at St Bernards College, Essendon North. VAFA clubs, including Uni Blues, are reportedly offering jobs to top-tier players to entice them to play for them. Credit:Chris Hopkins13/27Deborah Glass, the state’s former ombudsman, says the government has been careless with public money.Credit:AARON FRANCIS14/27The federal budget has left Kristian Williams hopeful he can buy a home.Credit:Simon Schluter15/27A friend lays tributes to Mickleham teenager Darweish Mohamed, who was found with critical injuries and died outside Craigieburn Community Hospital.Credit:Eddie Jim16/27Operation Hawk Detectives Det. Inspector Ross Mitchell and Superintendent Dave Cowan.Credit:Justin McManus17/27Rachel Welsh with her car and passengers that suffered a flat tyre, along with four other vehicles, after hitting a large pothole on the Hume Highway north of Seymour.Credit:Justin McManus18/27Year 11 Haileybury student Oliver Schreurs.Credit:Simon Schluter19/27Badiucao will appear at Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas with co-author Melissa Chan.Credit:Wayne Taylor20/27Former Western Bulldogs captain Easton Wood has moved to Geelong with wife Tiff, kids Tilly and Freddy, dog Murphy (named after Bob), and their 3 chickens (Chickeny, Aimme and Pearl.)Credit:Jason South