The Age photos of the week, June 29, 2025

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Sara Puhar with children Freddie, 5, and Luna, 8 near their home in Yarraville where locals are concerned for their health and safety with effects of a local cement manufacturerCredit:Luis Enrique Ascui

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Julie Freddy 49yrs pictured at the Mejatto Atoll, Marshall Islands, was born with birth defects consistent with radiation poisoning. One of many children born with birth defects after their parents were poisoned by radiation after the United States conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958Credit:Eddie Jim

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Public housing resident Hawa Del is vocal in her condemnation of the way she has been treated since being approached to move out of her home of 34 years at Alfred Street, North MelbourneCredit:Chris Hopkins

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Stephen Crombie, co-owner of live music venue Sooki Lounge in Belgrave. Steve is about to introduce a public insurance levy on venue tickets to help with the cost of insuring his 330-person venue. His cover has risen from $15,000 per annum to more than $60,000 since COVID.Credit:Paul Jeffers

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Big 4 Apollo Bay Pisces Holiday Park manager Adrian Davidson. Apollo Bay is already at stage 3 water restrictions and there’s talk by the government of going to stage 4. At this caravan park they’re already asking guests to take short showers and limiting water useCredit:Nicole Cleary

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Steph Cassar, 12yrs was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2023. Despite struggling with the condition, she continues to play AFL, soccer, cricket and basketball, leading an active lifeCredit:Wayne Taylor

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John Pesutto arriving at the Administrative Committee meeting in MelbourneCredit:Luis Enrique Ascui

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Atomic bombs survivor Mina Titus 1953, at the Mejatto Atoll, Marshall IslandsCredit:Eddie Jim

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Essendon fan Deb Ford says Kayo is unattainable for some people during the cost-of-living crisis.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Marie-Louise Thornton-Smith and her husband Paul Thornton-Smith met in 1971 while studying at the 135-year-old French language and culture association Alliance Francaise de Melbourne as teenagers. The Alliance has moved into an old cinema on Bourke Street and the couple are still actively involved taking classes and attending social eventsCredit:Chris Hopkins

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Aidan Quicke AFL fan is not overjoyed about no free-to-air footy on SaturdaysCredit:Justin McManus

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Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie, president of the board of Alliance Francaise de MelbourneCredit:Chris Hopkins

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Casey Nunn shares the couch with young footy fans. (L-R) Charlotte 7, Chloe 6, Molly 6, Andre 4, Lachlan 9, Levi 8 and four-month-old Millie.Credit:Paul Jeffers

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Nicholas Jackson, a homeowner who must pay tens of thousands to maintain a tree he - and his neighbours - don’t want. Councils are increasingly blocking residents from removing trees on their private land as local laws are strengthened to combat tree canopy decline. But these decisions cost residents tens of thousands of dollars in maintenance costs, and there’s few avenues for appealCredit:Joe Armao

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Sienna Warren, 15yrs has Crohn’s disease and avoids playing sport due to this Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui

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Nadine and her 12yo son Alon at home in Caulfield South. Nadine is worried about the current ADHD medication shortage because her son Alon, already had to switch medications. It’s impacting him at home, and at school, even though he’s in a supportive environmentCredit:Luis Enrique Ascui

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Melbourne couturier Kara Baker in her Melbourne studio.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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From Melbourne, Ilana Lewis 31yrs and husband Levi Lewis 31yrs with their baby gather with other Australians in Tel Aviv where they are being assisted by the Australian embassy to evacuate from IsraelCredit:Kate Geraghty

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Moonee Ponds, Holmes Hall co-owners, Lachlan Taylor (c) and David Bartl (r) with venue manager Joshua Santoro (l) .Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Brett Sutton at the College Of Surgeons Gardens in East Melbourne. Brett is launching a big new idea: a Coalition for Trust in Science, which would be a public voice fighting mis and disinformationCredit:Wayne Taylor

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Andi Snelling ahead of her production Happy Go WrongCredit:Eddie Jim

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Antoinette Lattouf arrives at Supreme Court of NSW for Decision of the Federal Court in unlawful termination case which she wonCredit:Oscar Colman

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Commuters wait on the platform during the morning peak hour at Tarneit train station. There is a secret report the government has that shows what they need to do cater for the growing north and west. Part of that document is when certain lines will reach “black” levels, which is crush conditionsCredit:Joe Armao

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Parents at the Bulldogs Community Children’s Centre are unhappy with the proposed lease agreement changes that could soon become for-profitCredit:Eddie Jim

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Setken at his home in Hampton with his obelisks and hieroglyphic paintings.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Tim Ellis is a magician and the artistic director of the Melbourne Magic FestivalCredit:Joe Armao

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Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos.Credit:Eddie Jim