Gallery icon21 ImagesThe week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.August 8, 2026 — 9:10am1/21Premier Ben Carroll is at risk of losing his seat at the state election – just as predecessor Jacinta Allan was.Credit:Eddie Jim2/21Marija Kustura’s home is under threat of being acquired and demolished to create a pocket park in the middle of suburban Doncaster.Credit:Eddie Jim3/21Jacki Weaver plays Sister Mary Clare in the New Zealand comedy-drama film, Holy Days.Credit:Tony McDonough4/21Richard Duncan, owner of the Little House wine bar in Collingwood, is in a court battle over his departure from his previous workplace, the restaurant Juni.Credit:Eddie Jim5/21Victorian Racing Club boss Kylie Rogers and chef Chris Lucas, whose food will star at the Melbourne Cup carnival.Credit:Justin McManus6/21Alicia Alpuim bought in Dandenong North after being priced out of Rowville.Credit:Joe Armao7/21Agscent founder Bronwyn Darlington with her Jersey cows on the family farm in Carwoola, NSW.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen8/21Sarah and Tom Starkey had their baby daughter Savannah via a surrogate. Credit:Ben Searcy9/21Victoria’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 South10/21Avid readers taking part in a Book Doof event at Section 8 bar in Melbourne.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui11/21One 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 South12/21The 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 Schluter13/21Patrick McIvor, was subjected to harmful practices and is part of an investigation into the Sale City Builders’ church.Credit:Wayne Taylor14/21Dungeons & Dragons isn’t just a job for Matt Hillman, it’s father-daughter bonding time.Credit:Ruby Alexander15/21Lauren 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 Armao16/21Emily Chao at Muji Chadstone store reopening. Japanese retailers have been quietly but surely taking off in Australia.Credit:Ruby Alexander17/21Reservoir 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 Armao18/21Sunshine Primary School has seen an improvement in its NAPLAN results for year five.Credit:Jason South19/21Surrey Hills resident Sally Forrester outside the former St Joseph’s boys’ home, which a developer wants to turn into apartments.Credit:Joe Armao20/21Stonnington resident and Prahran Market trader Wendy Ali-Akil, of Stir the Pot, outside the Elizabeth St Car Park. Stonnington Council is removing about 400 car parks from council-owned carparks around Chapel Street but extending one-hour free parking near Prahran Market.Credit:Chris Hopkins