Photos of the week, April 8, 2021
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Tom Bettenson came to assist when a boat caught fire at Hawkesbury River Marina.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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David Layzell, Nationals Upper Hunter candidate with NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro and NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet with with Tony Israel the Operations Manager at Ravensworth Open Cut coal mine, north of Singleton, on Layzell’s first day of campaigning. Credit:James Brickwood
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Ben Milgate and Alyce Bennett at Humble Bakery in Surry Hills with their pink fingerbun. Credit:Janie Barrett
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Singers Milan Ring and Becca Hatch, who’ll be performing in an upcoming Opera House forecourt concert.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Rachel Kernaghan is in her 60s and has started surfing and it has completely changed her life.Credit:Nick Moir
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Chinese ambassador to Australia Cheng Jingye makes his way to a press conference on Xinjiang, at the residence of the Chinese ambassador, in Canberra.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Jenny Le Gros and Diana Whitton, CWA Volunteers, baking scones at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.Credit:Nick Moir
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Macquarie University law students, Libby Woodhill , Alessia Iacono, Katie Lewis, Natasha Ng enjoy being studying onsite this year.Credit:Janie Barrett
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian waves to fans whilst touring The Sydney Royal Easter Show.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Dress rehearsal of Watermark, the brand-new commission and world premiere from the New York Dialects triple bill, which will be the first ballet to be held at the Sydney Opera House since December 2019. Credit:James Brickwood
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a’Mare, Italian Restaurant manager Alice Perini, at Barangaroo, Crown Sydney.Credit:Louie Douvis
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Australian Ballet soloist Nathan Brook who won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards, taking out both the Rising Star and People’s Choice categories. Credit:James Brickwood
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Riaz Behi arrives at the Darlinghurst Courthouse.Credit:Steven Saphore
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Anita Aaron’s sculpture by student artist in 1939 that was returned to the art school. Deborah Beck – curator/librarian/author in charge of finding “treasures” lost from the NAS’s collection. The NAS celebrates its centenary in 2020, and is appealing to former students and staff to “return” works important in the school’s history.Credit:Edwina Pickles
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Tennille Southcombe at home with her daughters Georgia Southcombe, 14, and Mackenzee Southcombe, 16. Tennille learnt more about her daughters education during COVID-19 due to the remote learning.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation Ed Husic take a selfie with Electric Vehicle Council CEO Behyad Jafari during a visit to Nissan Liverpool to talk about Labor’s electronic vehicle policy in Liverpool.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
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Carla Zampatti in her Sydney office.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Lani Tupu and May Lloyd from Tempe are hoping to visit Mays’ 89-year-old mother in Wellington in light of the recent Trans-Tasman bubble announcement.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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All the speed and excitement of the rides at The Sydney Royal Easter Show.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Long term COVID-19 patient Derek Young contracted Covid-19 likely on a trip in France in March 2020, and he’s suffered heart damage due to the disease.Credit:Nick Moir
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John Seitz and Heather Heather Griffiths sit in a waiting area after recieving the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine at the Sydney West COVID vaccination centre in Olympic Park.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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The Pembroke Welsh Corgi competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Dog Show.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Biosecurity operation at the Australia Post gateway facility, involving a new 3D scanning machine and dogs to find banned foods and biologicals being sent in the post.Credit:Nick Moir
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Two men exercising early morning at Miller’s Point overlooking Sydney Harbour, with the Crown casino building in the background.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Good Friday with holiday makers flocking to Manly Beach.Credit:Renee Nowytarger
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Atlassian Chief of Staff Amy Galancey. Atlassian boss, Mike Canon Brookes, calls her the iron fist with velvet gloves.Credit:Louie Douvis
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Jeffery Lam, 8, competes with Sue Fullerton in the Plate section of the National Scrabble Championships. Jeffery, currently ranked 917 in the country, won the match.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Coogee Women’s Bath Interim president elect Tracy Grujovic with secretary elect Colleen Kelly, swimming at Coogee ocean pool.Credit:Louise Kennerly
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The Vakautas, an extended Tongan family, has four grandchildren and a nephew joining the church tonight including Christopher Vaka-Uta, Emelio Simpson, and Jaiah Simpson who are partaking in their first communion and confirmations all in one being helped by their grandfather Emelio Vaka- Uta grandmother Velonika Vaka-Uta. Easter is a traditional time for baptisms and first holy communions in the Catholic Church but this year is extra-special because so many were delayed during the pandemic. Credit:Steven Siewert
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David Allison, supplies restaurants such as Fred’s, Icebergs and Saint Peter and Ester, on his organic fruit and vegetable farm ‘Stix’ in Cumberland Reach, which has been severely affected by the floods. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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ADF personnel assist during the flood recovery at North Haven on the Mid North Coast.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Good Friday, Stations of the cross at Saint Mary’s Cathedral. Credit:James Brickwood
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Vegetable farmer Jim Muscat poses for a photograph in the flood affected area of Pitt Town.Credit:Sam Mooy
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People enjoy the rides at Sydney Royal Easter Show on Good Friday.Credit:Steven Siewert
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Brendan and Andrea Oxford were married in August 2017 but it took them years to finally get what they paid for from the wedding photographer they hired to cover their day.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Artist Kate Just at The MCA in Sydney, in front of her mixed media installation, titled ‘Annonymous Was A Women’ which will feature in The National, a collaboration of various artists under one exhibition.Credit:James Alcock
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Former professional surfer and recently appointed Head of Surf Competition of the World Surf League, Jessi Miley-Dyer at Marourbra Beach.Credit:James Alcock
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Siblings David Hammon, who runs Bridgeclimb and Anthea Hammon, who runs Scenic World, will have to make a number of their staff redundant with JobKeeper ending. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian greets students at Homebush Boys High School. The Premier made an announcement that more than 190 schools will receive priority upgrades as a part of the Tranche 2 of the $120 million NSW Government Metro Renewal Program.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Santo Celi was rescued from his car as floodwaters swept it away in Wisemans Ferry. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Tony Adams, 97, and Ron Houghton, 96, The Air Force Association (New South Wales branch) will lead a service at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park in support of activities commemorating the Royal Australian Air Force Centenary. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Sandy Duffield and her daughters Zara and Luca at their home in Newport. They moved back to Sydney from the US in December. Sandy left Australia when she was 18 and Luca and Zara have lived their whole lives in the US but used to come to Australia every year for holidays. Credit:James Brickwood
