The Age photos of the week, March 7, 2026

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Claerwen Leahy was in a “perfect” marriage for 22 years before she realised she was gay.Credit:Justin McManus

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Con Christopoulos, owner of The European restaurant says the pandemic changed Melbourne’s CBD. “People aren’t coming back to the city to work. There are days when there’s just literally no one around.”Credit:Eddie Jim

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Laiken Britt, among the freshly bloomed crop of Sunflowers on her farm in Dunnstown.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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If the tide turns against the Coalition at the Farrer byelection, dairy farmer Nick Flanagan doesn’t think voters will go back.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

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Claire Atkins experienced distressingly low libido after going into early menopause at 46. She was prescribed testosterone cream, which is registered for this condition, and it made the world of difference to her sex drive.Credit:Natalie Grono

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Iranian diaspora gathered at the Victorian Parliament after the death of  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by U.S. and Israel forces.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui

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Grace Jones performed on the Palace Foreshore stage on Monday night.Credit:Richard Clifford

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Richard and Ron Barassi jnr hold up a Barassi Way street sign after the announcement that Brunton Avenue will be renamed Barassi way.Credit:Jason South

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Rose O’Brien is still close with her ex-husband, and happily remarried to her wife, Di.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui

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Rob Dowton in Griffith, NSW, says the region is ready for a shake-up, and he’s confident Barnaby Joyce understands the region.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

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Chelsea Heath grew up in a small town and never questioned her sexuality until her mental health deteriorated to the point of self-intervention.Credit:Joe Armao

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Nancy Taylor (in pink) is chair of a retirement village alliance that represents residents across the Mornington Peninsula. They are pushing for a reduction in rates after their costs were unexpectedly raised last year. Vicki Meagher, Floral Dianne Hurley, Nancy Taylor, John Bridge. Credit:Simon Schluter

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Millie’s owners Janine and Marcus Wood (seen with daughter Lily) were left distraught by the sentencing of Dog killer Mark Martinaj. Credit:Jason South

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Dung Thai’s pot plant business backs onto the construction of the NextDC data centre in West Footscray which is one of scores under construction around Australia.Credit:Joe Armao

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Oregon Express Café owner George Zervides, Eltham North.Credit:Ruby Alexander

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Rebecca Judd attends 2026 Glamour on the Grid at Albert Park.Credit:Eddie Jim

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Publican Norm Carl says his customers – from young people to generational farmers – talk about feeling stressed and uncertain about the future.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

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Rachel’s aunt Nell had her rings stolen from her as she was dying in a Kew aged care home in December.Credit:Justin McManus

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Sheikh Moustapha Sarakibi from the Board of Imams Victoria, says One Nation does not speak for the Victoria he knows.Credit:Eddie Jim

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Cyclist and partner of Valtteri Bottas, Tiffany Cromwell on the Albert Park Formula 1 track ready for Glamour on the Grid.Credit:Eddie Jim