Australia's best photos of the month – April 2026 capture a nation in motion, from sporting triumphs to solemn commemorations and social issues.
Sprint sensation Gout Gout
Teenage sprinter Gout Gout continues to thrill and break records. On 12 April, he won the men's 200m final in 19.67 seconds at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney, setting a world junior record and a national record.
Anzac Day observances
The nation marked Anzac Day with various ceremonies. A young community member led a march along Redfern Street during the Coloured Digger Anzac Day service in Redfern, Sydney, commemorating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have served in the Australian defence force. Spectators also gathered at the Anzac Day parade in Sydney.
Ben Roberts-Smith on bail
Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith left a police station in New South Wales on 20 April. He is on bail under strict conditions while awaiting a potential trial on alleged war crimes, having been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder.
Other notable images
Lam Tac Tam walked along the rocky shore with his granddaughters, Mia and Mikaela Tutton, at Nightcliff beach, 50 years after he first came ashore in a small fishing boat sailed from Vietnam. Sally-Anne Driver, 45, is homeless and living on the streets of Southport on the Gold Coast, Queensland. A woman inspected a dead sperm whale that washed up on the rocks at Era beach in the Sydney Royal national park on 25 April. Australian singer, writer, drag artist and comedian Reuben Kaye was pictured at a laundromat in Sydney. South Sydney Rabbitohs fullback Latrell Mitchell came to a halt during the NRL clash with the St George Illawarra Dragons at Accor Stadium in Sydney on 18 April. Pirro the papillon got groomed at the Sydney Royal Dog Show on 12 April. Kites flew high during the Adelaide international kite festival on 4 April. Former One Nation Senate candidate Jennifer Game was on the jetty near her home at Brighton in Adelaide. Members of the Australian Lebanese community protested at Belmore Park in Sydney on 11 April against Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Rabbi Mendy Ulman was at the Chabad of Bondi synagogue in Sydney. Cate Giason landed in the water pit during the women's 3000m steeplechase final at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney on 11 April. Dancers performed during a dress rehearsal for Flora, a collaboration between the Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. Comedian Tom Gleeson was pictured ahead of the Melbourne comedy festival on 10 April. Sandra MacLean and her rat Lucy Lou Ragamuffin, winner of grand champion rat at Sydney's Royal Easter Show at Olympic Park on 2 April. Sydney Kings forward Xavier Cooks fought for a rebound against Adelaide 36ers Flynn Cameron and Zylan Cheatham during game five of the NBL grand final series at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on 5 April. Musician and former Labor minister Peter Garrett has been appointed chair of Landcare Australia.
