Fairfax photos of the week
A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers for the week ending March 9, 2017. Like these photos? Selected images available from www.fairfaxphotos.com. Follow us on Twitter and check out our Clique Photo Club. It is free to join.
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Cirque Du Soleil performers on Port Melbourne Beach. Photo: Simon Schluter -
![Pauline Hanson on the Hustings in Kalgoorlie. Adelaide woman Kate Wilking couldn't resist the urge to let her feelings ...]()
Pauline Hanson on the Hustings in Kalgoorlie. Adelaide woman Kate Wilking couldn't resist the urge to let her feelings towards One Nation be heard while in Kalgoorlie. Photo: Dean Sewell/Oculi -
![Oil falling from the sky covers a wheel at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the Iraqi town ...]()
Oil falling from the sky covers a wheel at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the Iraqi town of Qayyarah they set fire to the oil wells sending plumes of toxic black and white smoke that blanket the sky. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Artist John Olsen at his exhibition "The You Beaut Country" at Art Gallery of NSW.]()
Artist John Olsen at his exhibition "The You Beaut Country" at Art Gallery of NSW. Photo: Steven Siewert -
![Australian Hiphop duo A.B. Original has won the AMP (Australian music prize).]()
Australian Hiphop duo A.B. Original has won the AMP (Australian music prize). Photo: Penny Stephens -
![Japanese tourists are soaked by during heavy swell on the Manly Ferry.]()
Japanese tourists are soaked by during heavy swell on the Manly Ferry. Photo: Nick Moir -
![Wakeboarder Josh Twelker of the United States of America is seen performing tricks during a media preview for the Moomba ...]()
Wakeboarder Josh Twelker of the United States of America is seen performing tricks during a media preview for the Moomba Masters waterskiing and wakeboarding events in Melbourne. Photo: Darrian Traynor -
![Italian Mezzo Soprano, Jose Maria Lo Monaco (who will perform the role of Carmen) standing in Farm Cove, in front of the ...]()
Italian Mezzo Soprano, Jose Maria Lo Monaco (who will perform the role of Carmen) standing in Farm Cove, in front of the Royal Botanic Gardens on the pylons that support the stage for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour production of Bizets Carmen. Photo: James Brickwood -
![Two men provide security at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the Iraqi town of Qayyarah they ...]()
Two men provide security at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the Iraqi town of Qayyarah they set fire to the oil wells sending plumes of toxic black and white smoke that blanket the sky. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Hussein Hatem, 10, lives with his family at Khazer Camp 1. During his time in Mosul he witnessed his friend being ...]()
Hussein Hatem, 10, lives with his family at Khazer Camp 1. During his time in Mosul he witnessed his friend being beheaded at school by IS fighters. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Fairvale High School HSC science students Tipper, Steph, James and Roxanne.]()
Fairvale High School HSC science students Tipper, Steph, James and Roxanne. Photo: Janie Barrett -
![Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended an International Women's Day morning tea at ADFA in Canberra.]()
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended an International Women's Day morning tea at ADFA in Canberra. Photo: Andrew Meares -
![Pauline Hanson on the Hustings in Kalgoorlie.]()
Pauline Hanson on the Hustings in Kalgoorlie. Photo: Dean Sewell/Oculi -
![Dykes on Bikes and Boys on Bikes during the 2017 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sydney.]()
Dykes on Bikes and Boys on Bikes during the 2017 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sydney. Photo: James Brickwood -
![Olympic gold medalist Nicole Beck, with 4 year old daughter Sophie. Rugby is the first sport to nut out policy on what ...]()
Olympic gold medalist Nicole Beck, with 4 year old daughter Sophie. Rugby is the first sport to nut out policy on what to do with elite female athletes who have children. Photo: Louise Kennerley -
![Akon Guode, the woman who drove her car into a lake and drowned three of her children, is taken into the Supreme Court, ...]()
Akon Guode, the woman who drove her car into a lake and drowned three of her children, is taken into the Supreme Court, Melbourne. Photo: Joe Armao -
![Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.]()
Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer -
![The International Womens Day march supporters march from Parliament to Trades Hall, Melbourne.]()
The International Womens Day march supporters march from Parliament to Trades Hall, Melbourne. Photo: Penny Stephens -
![Melba Secondary College students, Jess and Benat. It's one of the High-gains schools that has improved most in literacy ...]()
Melba Secondary College students, Jess and Benat. It's one of the High-gains schools that has improved most in literacy in year 7-9. Photo: Jason South -
![The Pixies perform at The Hordern Pavillion in Sydney.]()
The Pixies perform at The Hordern Pavillion in Sydney. Photo: Steven Siewert -
![Year 6 students from Hurstville Public School who sat the Selective Schools Test.]()
Year 6 students from Hurstville Public School who sat the Selective Schools Test. Photo: James Brickwood -
![New mother Leanne Larwood with her children Aiden and Amelia.]()
New mother Leanne Larwood with her children Aiden and Amelia. Photo: Steven Siewert -
![A man pushes a cart along a street past a destroyed car used in a suicide bombing and buildings damaged during the ...]()
A man pushes a cart along a street past a destroyed car used in a suicide bombing and buildings damaged during the liberation of suburbs in East Mosul from ISIS, Northern Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
!["Love her body" project]()
"Love her body" project Photo: Karleen Minney -
![NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton joins Clean Up Australia and volunteers for ...]()
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton joins Clean Up Australia and volunteers for Clean Up Australia Day. Photo: Michele Mossop -
![Margaret Hall,CEO,SGH Energy.]()
Margaret Hall,CEO,SGH Energy. Photo: Steven Siewert -
![Mark Manton outside Art gallery of NSW.]()
Mark Manton outside Art gallery of NSW. Photo: Louise Kennerley -
![Glenorie Public School students, Chloe Pratt, Marlia Stewart, Knox Murray and Cameron Trulove, in a reading program to ...]()
Glenorie Public School students, Chloe Pratt, Marlia Stewart, Knox Murray and Cameron Trulove, in a reading program to increase their literacy. Photo: Janie Barrett -
![A young boy flips on the beach during the Australian Open of Surfing in Sydney.]()
A young boy flips on the beach during the Australian Open of Surfing in Sydney. Photo: Brook Mitchell -
![Mirene Igwabi, creator of winning short film Adele.]()
Mirene Igwabi, creator of winning short film Adele. Photo: Robert Shakespeare -
![Heavy showers over Sydney.]()
Heavy showers over Sydney. Photo: Wolter Peeters -
![Laura Vassallo, 26, for International Women's Day.]()
Laura Vassallo, 26, for International Women's Day. Photo: Wolter Peeters
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