The Age photos of the week, June 6, 2026

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Mick Gatto returns to his Mount Martha home after being interviewed by police.Credit:Joe Armao

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Leihani Zoric, 13, won the Open Women's and Junior Women's Indigenous Surfing titles.Credit:Justin McManus

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Jonah Spriggs, Hannah Tyrrell, James Monro and Mattea Osenk rehearsing among South Melbourne Town Hall redevelopment works.Credit:Ruby Alexander

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Filmmakers Tony Stevens and Kate Morrow at The Prince of Wales Hotel.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Actor Khalid Abdalla is performing his one-man show Nowhere, about Arab identity in the Western world, at the Malthouse Theatre.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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A BYD vehicle is driven off the car maker’s ship at Port Melbourne on Tuesday.Credit:Ruby Alexander

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Clair Henneberry (left) provided support to friend Evelien Florijn when her father died.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Damien and Kylie Robertson Hodor with their four children - two sets of twins, Aria and Jesse (11) and Marley and Zoe (9). Credit:Justin McManus

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Elise Tobin with her daughter Hazel. Australia has a falling birth rate, with many parents happy with one child.Credit:Joe Armao

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Bianka Ismailovski is a 36-year-old comedian and writer who is child-free by choice. Credit:SImon Schluter

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Volunteer Sara Blake with Doll Hospital owner Charles Phillip. The hospital is closing after more than 140 years. Credit:Jason South

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Tamara ended up paying more than $30,000 in out-of-pocket costs for several surgeries (including a mastectomy) after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024.Credit:Eddie Jim

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Sam Waldron, president of Hawthorn Amateur FC. Hawthorn Amateur FC run the Wings program -- a mental health fund which can be accessed anonymously by players, coaches and members so they can access psychology, psychiatric or counselling services at a significantly reduced cost. Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Phillip Chalker, who, in his words is "totally blind”, with assistance dog Donna. Chalker's previous dog, Sally, had to be retired after she was attacked twice by other dogs. He started a petition calling for attacks on service dogs to be treated with greater seriousness.Credit:Joe Armao

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Matthew Wright (far right) is leading a campaign to make public transport permanently free in Victoria, with help from his niece Maya Wright (middle right) and fellow advocates Andrea Bunting (far left) and Dave Holmes (middle left).Credit:Simon Schluter

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Bacchus Marsh community radio station Apple 98.5 FM must raise $25,000 by July 5 or face closure after 40 years of broadcasting. DJs Adam “Stix” Gadsby, Karellyn Dangar and Louis Maxwell from the station.Credit:Jason South

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Adrian Chiarella (left), the director of horror film Leviticus, with Joe Bird, who stars in the film.Credit:Eddie Jim

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Kevin Curran, Jim Peters and Tony Corrigan remember the late Neale Daniher. Peters and Corrigan were teammates of Daniher's at Newman College. Curran was his coach.Credit:Jason South

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Brian Leeson says he hopes to return to the United States one day.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Light pollution over the Melbourne city skyline. Pink light from Marvel Stadium reflects off low clouds.Credit:Joe Armao