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Photo of people attending Oz Comic-Con at the Convention Centre in Melbourne on Saturday 1 July 2017. THE AGE /LUIS ...

Oz Comic-Con Back in town

Oz Comic-Con, Australia's favorite pop-culture event is back in Melbourne this weekend, July 1-2, providing Victoria's ultimate celebration of geeky goodness. Check out some of the characters turning up to the event in our Picture Gallery.

rush:960807:melb:pic by PENNY STEPHENS:s/age - agenda: Actor Geoffry Rush is in a new film called Shine.

Penny Stephens, the people's photographer

A pair of beautiful eyes is now opening a little wider, taking in more fully the heart and soul of humanity. See images of her people at their best, silliest, and most vulnerable. Penny has a click that never misses a (heart) beat, and those eyes are now set on hurdling higher bollards.

Illustration: Ron Tandberg

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Illustration John Shakespeare

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Circuz Oz dressed rehearsal. 21 June 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim. Rob Tannion (centre) artistic director.

Circus Oz ablaze at Birrarung Marr

Circus Oz returns to Melbourne with its first original production from new Artistic Director Rob Tannion. It promises enormous safety pins and clothes pegs props, and a Spanish violinist (acrobatically-speaking). Photographer Eddie Jim got in on the act at a full dress rehearsal for their show Model Citizens from 20 June - 16 July under the heated top at Birrarung Marr.

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Best of Fairfax cartoons June 21

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Thousands of construction, energy and plumbing workers descended on the Victorian Trades Hall Council in Carlton at ...

The CMFEU-led rally in Melbourne's CBD

Thousands of construction, energy and plumbing workers descended on the Victorian Trades Hall Council in Carlton at 10.30am, 20 June 2017 flooding Lygon Street. Pictures Jason South.

Cathy Wilcox

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