The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.

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The 50-year-old man allegedly approached two teenage girls on separate dates in June near Roma Street station in Brisbane’s CBD.

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The man known as the Human Headline died on Friday.

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Hudson Young is left down on the turf after being struck hard in a tackle attempt.

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A Sydney man with links to organised crime has been charged after allegedly sending sexually explicit pictures.

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The Italians showed enough in their loss to the All Blacks on Saturday to have Joe Schmidt on edge.

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The US attacked about 90 military targets as the ceasefire and tentative peace deal continues to fray amid renewed Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz.

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More questions have emerged over the frantic finish to Carlton’s two-point win over Richmond on Saturday night, as 13 seconds appeared to incorrectly tick down on the clock in the final two minutes.

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Britain’s public broadcaster screened the punk-rap duo’s performance from last year’s festival, then condemned it. Now the musicians are striking back.

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The Eels are underdogs but the Roosters are missing four Origin stars in Saturday night’s clash at Allianz Stadium. Follow it live.

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The communications minister demanded the telco offer “total transparency” after it admitted that about twice as many emergency calls failed to go through as it first suggested.

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A wild crowd roars Mexico to victory over Ecuador and into the last 16 at the World Cup.

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Kylian Mbappe's France take Sweden apart in a 3-0 round-of-32 World Cup win.

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The USA march on to the World Cup round-of-16 despite a red card to goal scorer Folarin Balogun against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Brazil come from behind to beat Japan 2-1 in a World Cup thriller.

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The Socceroos are hoping to create history by beating Egypt and becoming the first Australian side to win a World Cup knock-out match.

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More than 32,000 people applied to play Moana in Disney’s live-action version of the beloved animation. Sydney student Catherine Laga’aia, who had never starred in a film before, ultimately secured it.

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The Wests Tigers find the first points against the Dragons via Adam Doueihi.

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Morocco beat the Netherlands in a penalty shootout after the match finished 1-1 to advance to the Round of 16.

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The US president is deadly serious about giving Washington DC a makeover and is now facing criticism over using special powers to hand-pick a company to finish work on the memorial in time for the country’s 250th birthday.

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Greg Marzhew opens the scoring in Newcastle's clash against the Dragons.

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Making the former PM party president would be a boost for the Liberals. Why be all things to all people when you can be one thing to a few people?

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Liberal senator James Paterson has been involved in a scuffle with a One Nation volunteer at a poll booth in the electorate of Farrer ahead of this weekend's by-election.

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Former Essendon great Matthew Lloyd does not hold back, assessing Carlton's work rate in Saturday night's round eight loss to St Kilda.

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So bare are their playing stocks, the club named just three AFL-listed players in their VFL team to play on Friday night.

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As the attention of the NRL turns to Perth for a double-header at Optus Stadium on Saturday, the challenges confronting the expansion team are becoming clear.

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In 1986, a 46-year-old, semi-retired Jack Nicklaus delivered a win at Augusta that gave golf perhaps its most seminal moment.

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Some of our women MPs have had to endure horrendous threats of violence. Measures must be taken now so women aren’t further discouraged from public life.

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It’s not unusual for ChatGPT maker OpenAI to go on spending sprees. But its latest acquisition is raising some eyebrows

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“Normally, I would describe this approach from the Liberal Party as petty, but it is so much more divisive and dangerous than that,” the premier said.

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