The Age photos of the week, February 14, 2026

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Reporters are seen in a reflection as Tony Mokbel walks free from the Melbourne Supreme Court.Credit:Jason South

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Angus Taylor is seen on the opposition backbench the day before the Liberal party leadership spill.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

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Protesters at Flinders Street Station during Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Melbourne.Credit:Ruby Alexander

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House on Wednesday.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

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A protester dressed as a police officer is ushered away by Police during protests of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Melbourne.Credit:Joe Armao

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Mark Jones (left) and Shaun Bowles, the fathers of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, who died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, say they feel “utterly betrayed”.Credit:Jason South

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Natalie Meadows’s family have been allegedly defrauded by their former next door neighbour who hoodwinked them into bankrolling her vegan protein powder Kapowder that was stocked in Woolies.Credit:Penny Stephens

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Mimi Highgate, holds a chicken as part of the Hands on Learning program at Mount Eliza Secondary College in Melbourne’s South East. Credit:Penny Stephens

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A scene from Cluedo at the Comedy Theatre, February 2026.Credit:Eddie Jim

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Opera-singing busker Lucy Diggerson, who wears her mother’s wedding dress while performing in the St Kilda Road arts precinct.Credit:Justin McManus

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Academy-Award winning actor Geoffrey Rush is photographed on the sidelines of the AACTA awards.Credit:Dan Peled

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As a young girl living in Abbotsford Convent’s orphanage, Patricia Sykes found refuge in song and performance. “There was always music,” she says.Credit:Alex Coppel

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Catherine Noone and She Shapes History founder Sita Sargeant at the Abbotsford Convent.Credit:Penny Stephens

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Grace of Find Your Voice Collective.Credit:Nicole Cleary

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Janet Rogerson on her farm just outside of Simpson in western Victoria.Credit:Nicole Cleary

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Jessica Seitz, with husband Russell and children Holly, 3, Isaac, 7, and Lachlan, 8.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Hawthorn co-captain James Sicily. Credit:Alex Coppel

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Mitch Brown is the first openly queer AFL player. He is set to be announced as one of the hosts of the ABC’s Mardi Gras coverage.Credit:Justin McManus

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The original Umberto café owner Umberto Finanzio and his son and current owner Marco Finanzio in their High st café in ThornburyCredit:Penny Stephens

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Carrie Thomas, Sarah Galbraith and Sarah Hingston were rescued during a cold water training camp for the Rip Swim in Point LonsdaleCredit:Justin McManus