The Age photos of the week, September 19, 2026
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The NDIS office in Colac has closed abruptly. This closure is catastrophic for participants and support workers who need face-to-face contact with the agency for their support. NDIS client Johnny, pictured at home, is facing funding cuts to his NDIS package.Credit:Justin McManus
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NDIS client Peter Barry at home with support worker Ella Williams. Peter will lose support hours due to funding cuts.Credit:Justin McManus
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Motorcycle riders protesting the state of Victoria’s roads after Peter Mason, 71, died when his motorbike hit a pothole near Ballarat this week.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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Adrian Ortega (right) has largely self-funded a feature film called Westgate, starring Sarah Nicolazzo, about how the trauma from the bridge collapse affects a young woman years later.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Australian Catholic University education lecturer and researcher Luke Rowe has created at AI avatar of himself which he uses to deliver lecturers to studentsCredit:Simon Schluter
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Neil Rickards says that slips and falls are a major concern for older tram passengers.Credit:Jason South
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The Brougham Street Cohousing Collective is aiming to create an intergenerational cohousing community of 20 homes for about 45 residents plus a shared common house and heritage listed mud brick studio.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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A new theatre at Melbourne Recital Centre. From left: Philanthropists Ruth and Peter McMullin, and MRC chief executive Sandra Willis.Credit:Jason South
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Nan’s Bakehouse owner Phil Gaby. A Property Council of Australia report has found that, despite major investment in infrastructure, Footscray is stalling because of land hoarding and vacant shopfronts.Credit: Chris Hopkins
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Thea Baker, a psychotherapist who deals with many women with medical trauma and has her own lived experience of living with ignored endo pain.Credit:Justin McManus
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Hannah Elizabeth, 40, and son Jasper Marcus, 4. Some Melbourne venues require all patrons, regardless of age, to have a ticket – even infants. Mothers like Hannah, who breastfed her two children, believe this policy is exclusionary and discriminatory against parents of young children.Credit:Joe Armao
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Elizabeth King (centre), who organised the Terry Bux scholarship, with her daughter Olive (year 10) and crossing supervisor Michael Florrimell. St Michael’s Grammar has raised $800,000 for an all-expenses-paid scholarship spanning years 9-12. It’s named in honour of former level crossing supervisor Terry Bux, who died last year after 33 years with the school.Credit:Joe Armao
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Ella Caldwell, artistic director of Red Stitch Theatre.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Fans show their support at the NFL game at the MCG.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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San Francisco 49ers cornerback Upton Stout and safety Marques Sigle celebrate after stopping the LA Rams on the goal line during the NFL game at the MCG.Credit:Luke Hemer
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From left: Melbourne Theatre Company artistic director Anne-Louise Sarks, artistic director Dean Bryant and theatre director Sarah Goodes at the Malthouse Theatre.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Cate Sayers leaves Gimlet after a celebratory lunch with friends including Tim Campbell (left) and Anthony Callea (front).Credit:Simon Schluter
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Fans at the NFL game between the LA Rams and San Francisco 49ers at the MCG.Credit:Eddie Jim
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