The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

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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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Letter writers and coin collectors of the world unite! Our analogue days are numbered.

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The ‘indefatigable’ Charles took on the most engagements in 2025, even as he underwent weekly cancer treatment.

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Some of Australia’s biggest sporting legends have jointly called for a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack.

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Infini Resources’ 5300m drill blitz at Portland Creek in Canada delivered visible uranium and strong pathfinders as airborne EM ramps up ahead of a big 2026 campaign.

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Just two days it appeared clear the Reserve Bank would lift interest rates next year. But new job figures suggest the economy may struggle.

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Respected and feared among the boxing fraternity, Jai Opetaia is Australian sport’s best-kept secret. That might be about to change.

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The diagnosis time for endometriosis, one of the most common diseases among women, could be cut from years to weeks with a revolutionary new test.

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Medicare wastes huge amounts of money and the public pays inflated premiums – the system needs reforming.

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A teacher has been charged with multiple offences including assault after he allegedly stabbed a principal at a secondary school in Melbourne.

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A businesswoman before the courts on tax offences has been subjected to a control measure usually reserved for convicted sex offenders as part of her bail conditions.

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The report had a disquieting note for staff that said it was “possible we will find adjustments to our staffing levels will be required”.

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Young men careening around on e-bikes without helmets are doing my head in.

https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/use-your-head-cyclists-before-it-hits-the-pavement-20251105-p5n816.ht...

An unfamiliar opening pair. An average age of 33.5. Feverish debate about the all-rounder’s spot. The knives are out for Australia, but here’s why we should still be confident.

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Within hours of Daly Cherry-Evans’ signing being confirmed, Sydney Roosters playmaker Hugo Savala said he is prepared to explore all options for 2027.

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The Australian should have celebrated his 50th birthday having just conquered one of Nepal’s great mountains. He died on it instead, as rescuers squabbled.

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I couldn’t find a GP and didn’t have five hours to wait in emergency. Luckily, there was a solution.

https://www.theage.com.au/healthcare/i-thought-albo-s-urgent-care-clinics-were-a-waste-until-i-neede...

Australia’s populist-right figurehead, who is hoping to recruit Barnaby Joyce to boost her fortunes, has been staying at Trump’s hotel this week.

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Students at Sydney University paying $50,000 for their degree say overcrowding in some lectures has led to fights for seats while student satisfaction rates have dropped.

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Scientists have found vitamin B3 may significantly reduce risk of non-melanoma skin cancers. The building body of international evidence has its roots in Australian research.

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Susan Carter’s bill to allow NSW aged care providers to restrict or deny access to voluntary assisted dying is discrimination at its very worst.

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Principals say private schools are likely to lift fees 4 to 7 per cent next year, and at the current rate of increase, prices could top $70,000 within the next seven years.

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There’s an epidemic of male loneliness and a diminution of friendship and romance in the lives of men, especially young men. Not that you’d know it from all the bromance ads doing the rounds.

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The presence of Chinese and Russian leaders at the latest Pyongyang mega-parade underlines Kim Jong-un’s rising star as a geopolitical partner against the West.

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Gough Whitlam, as opposition leader, declared his intention to “destroy” a Liberal government by blocking supply, but Labor’s myth-makers bury that inconvenient truth.

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Wilson told this masthead’s Inside Politics podcast that the Coalition could retain its contentious net zero climate pledge and still win the climate argument against Labor.

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Locksley hit a whopping 68.1% antimony grade from simple flotation tests at its Californian critical metal project, vaulting it towards a “Made in America” supply chain.

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Norwood is a fresh-faced young British brunette actor who is attracting global attention. She’s AI, and real actors are terrified.

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The young conservative firebrand would have defended his killer’s right to bear arms.

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