The annual winter solstice nude swim during Hobart's Dark Mofo festival took place at Long Beach on 22 June, with swimmers braving the cold. Photograph: Rob Blakers/AAP
Refugee Family Portrait
Mohammed Ibrahim, a former translator for Australia, was photographed with his family, refugees from Afghanistan. Photograph: Douglas Gimesy/The Guardian
AFL Action
Jayden Short of the Tigers and Nick Larkey of the Kangaroos competed for the ball during round 15 of the AFL match. Photograph: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images
Marine Biology Expert
Marine biologist and shark expert Prof Rob Harcourt was photographed in the water at North Bondi. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian
Art Exhibition Preview
A visitor looked at tapestries during a media preview of the major winter exhibition ‘Arthur Boyd: Tapestries’ at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP
Family Care
Junee, 84, prepared breakfast for her son, Dane, who has a severe intellectual disability. Photograph: Rachel Mounsey/The Guardian
Mother and Son
Gold Coast mother Kerry and her son, Joe, who has Down syndrome. Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian
Shark Attack Survivor
Samuel Mackenzie posed for a portrait near Coogee beach after a shark attack on the weekend. Photograph: James Gourley/The Guardian
Comedian Portrait
Charlie Pickering was photographed outside the Ian Potter Centre, Melbourne. Photograph: Charlie Kinross/The Guardian
Women’s Football
Steph Catley was fouled during the Women’s International friendly match between Australia and Mexico in Newcastle. Photograph: Stephane Thomas/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Former AFL Player’s Story
Former AFL footballer Mitch Brown was photographed in his home in Melbourne. Brown came out publicly as bisexual in 2025. Photograph: Eugene Hyland/The Guardian
Indigenous Dance
Eden Porter, Danta Whitham, Chantelle Lee Lockhart, Eli Clarke and Kallum Goolagong at Bangarra Dance Theatre’s ‘Sheltering’ media call at the Sydney Opera House. Photograph: Don Arnold/WireImage
Farming in Western Australia
Canola farmer Scott Bowman in a newly sown paddock in Carnamah, Western Australia. Photograph: Tamati Smith/The Guardian
Political Welcome
Anthony Albanese received a royal salute during a welcome ceremony for the prime minister of Solomon Islands outside Parliament House in Canberra. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP
World Cup Fans
Fans lined up to watch the World Cup Group D Australia v Turkey match at Federation Square in Melbourne. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP
Grieving Father
Gordon Thoms lost his 23-year-old daughter, Alexandra, to sudden cardiac arrest in 2023. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian
Badminton Action
Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara played a point against Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong during their women’s singles semi-final match at the Australia Open badminton tournament in Sydney. Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
Wildlife
Pink cockatoos fed among Aleppo pines outside the Wyperfeld national park entrance, Victoria. Photograph: Ellen Smith/The Guardian
Fashion Show
The 2026 Vinnies Fashion Show at Bluestone Hall in Footscray in Melbourne, where all the garments are sourced from St Vincent de Paul op shops. Photograph: Eugene Hyland/The Guardian
Protected Crayfish
A protected spiny crayfish in the Bellthorpe region of south-east Queensland. Photograph: Krystle Wright/The Guardian
Swimming Trials
Australia’s Elizabeth Dekkers competed in the women’s 200m butterfly final during the Australian swimming trials at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
Camel Racing
A camel racer in the Marree Australasian Camel Cup run in the South Australian outback town of Marree. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
