The Age photos of the week, November 8, 2025
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The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age
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Seagull patrol dog Freya loves chasing birds and being the centre of attention.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Stylish when wet: Models Mirabai Clark (left) in Alemais and Millinery Jill and Jay Coolahan in Couture Menswear.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Trainer Rory Hunter with Derby runner Autumn Mystery and the horse’s travelling pony Millie at his Mornington property.Credit:Joe Armao
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Jason I’Anson at work with deer skins inside a barrel at Greenhalgh Tannery.Credit:Jason South
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Fashion reflected in the overnight rain at Flemington on Cup Day.Credit:Justin McManus
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Gayle Osborne and Matt Ruchel deep in Wombat State Forest.Credit:Justin McManus
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Racehorse trainer Paul Preusker with Torranzino, the horse that won the Geelong Cup for the last spot in the Melbourne Cup.Credit:Jason South
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Sarah Rowe and Orla O’Dwyer.Credit:Joe Armao
9/22
Jamie Melham makes history on Half Yours.Credit:Justin McManus
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Flowers, cricket bat tributes at the cricket nets, Wally Tew Reserve, Ferntree Gully. Ben Austin, a young Melbourne cricketer died after he was struck in the neck by a cricket ball thrown at speed using a hand-held training device.Credit:Joe Armao
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Michelle Payne with the Melbourne Cup trophy at Flemington Racecourse wearing Leo Lin.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Chef Noriaki Chiba serves customers at the Japanese Teppanyaki Inn.Credit:Joe Armao
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A day of soaking rain was followed by more showers on Cup Day.Credit:Jason South
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Nossal High School student Shishira Chakravartula and her mother, Anusha Srinivasan.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Jockey Celine Gaudray at home in Skye ahead of her maiden Melbourne Cup ride on Torranzino on Tuesday.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Busker Max Robinson at the foot of the Southern Cross Station staircase, where he performed for, and with, thousands of Oasis fans.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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From leopard print cocoons to bees nests, this year’s Melbourne Cup millinery did away with subtlety.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Luke says as he and his peers have matured and faced challenges, they are less likely to believe they should behave in a stoic way all the time.Credit:Paul Jeffers
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A different view of the fashion at Melbourne Cup.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Liam Gallagher and his maracas at Marvel Stadium on the first night of Oasis’ Australian tour.Credit:Richard Clifford
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Dorit Kemsley, of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in Victoria Beckham, arrives at the Crown marquee.Credit:Justin McManus
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Heath Linton has shares in Engine of War, which ran in Saturday’s Victoria Derby, trained by Michael Kent.Credit:Simon Schluter
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