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The former tennis star and Nepean MP will not contest the state election in November after “some very personal reflection”.

From strange scenes at an underworld kingpin’s funeral to a visceral portrait of a killer, these are The Age’s defining images of 2025.

For 10 weeks in 2025, the world tuned in to try to understand what motivated Erin Patterson to cook a poisoned family meal that would ultimately kill three of her four guests.

Readers respond to the US attack on Venezuela, calls for a royal commission on antisemitism, and the trials of coping with IT and call centres.

To say conditions in parts of Sudan are volatile is “a complete understatement”. Yet in October, Shelley Cook made her way there to be of service.

Pregnant and homeless at Christmas, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Peridot has been given a new year’s lifeline. But rehoming pets in need is becoming increasingly difficult.

The former head of the Comanchero bikie gang, Jay Malkoun, who survived at least one attempt on his life, has been detained in the United Arab Emirates.