Australia’s best photos of the month – November 2022

November 30, 2022 ART

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 Tattoo artist Alison Manners recently lost many of her possessions when the Brisbane house she lived in was inundated by flood waters. Photograph: Dan Peled/The Guardian

It started with horse racing and ended with a former prime minister scolded in parliament. But in the middle there were airborne sheep, a blood-red moon and bare bums on the beach. Guardian Australia takes a look at the best photos from around the country in November

People wait for racing to get under way in the 2022 Kennedy Oaks Day at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne.

Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

A man in a grey suit and top hat sits on a bench at the racecourse. He is wearing a striped, bright orange tie, has a pink flower on his suit and is holding an umbrella. A person in a pale-coloured dress is blurred while walking in front of the camera in the foreground

  • Sgt Richard Monaei wrote in his resignation letter that attempting to address racism in the Queensland police force had ‘broken’ him.

    Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

    An Indigenous man is seen from the chest up as he rests his face on his hand. He is wearing a grey polo shirt and a watch

  • Nat Buchanan attends the Shona Joy resort 23 runway show in Sydney.

    Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

    A woman poses in front of a cream building while wearing a short black dress, black knee-high boots and black sunglasses and holding a small black handbag. She has one hand on her hip and is looking upwards. A bike wheel is in the foreground

  • Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.

    Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

    Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor's head is seen in profile as he is silhouetted by a light behind him, against a black background. Only the outline of his head is illuminated and visible

  • Some Australians got a glimpse of the blood moon during November’s total lunar eclipse. This view was captured in Fish Creek, 230km south-east of Melbourne.

    Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

    A photo of the moon bathed in an orange-red glow against the black night sky. The colour changes from lighter orange on the right side of the moon to darker red on the left side, and some craters are visible on the moon's surface

  • An Indian fan makes some noise during the men’s T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final between India and England at Adelaide Oval.

    Photograph: Matt Turner/EPA

    A man with orange, white and green face paint representing the Indian flag holds a shell to his mouth and blows into it in the cricket crowd

  • Dozens of shipping containers were thrown from the tracks when a freight train derailed outside Geelong in Victoria.

    Photograph: James Ross/AAP

    A pile of bent and damaged shipping containers lies in a field, with blurred grass in the foreground

  • An aerial view of rising flood waters in Geehi, New South Wales. Ongoing flooding across south-east Australia has cut off towns and disrupted lives.

    Photograph: Nathan Laine/The Guardian

    An aerial view of flooding in Geehi, NSW, shows two cars on a road that has become flooded and is surrounded by green fields, some of which are also covered in brown flood waters

  • Mornington peninsula has seen a big rise in the number of homeless people in the region. Wilbur, 25, who is sleeping rough in the Rosebud area, enjoys the freedom of being able to work, and swim, whenever he likes.

    Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian

    A man stands knee-deep in a calm sea with his arms held out perpendicular to his body

  • Alan Peumorra sits in the back of the troopie after a day of bush craft making on the outskirts of Derby, Western Australia.

    Photograph: Annette Ruzicka

    An Indigenous man with lines of white face paint and wearing a basketball jersey sits in the back of a car driving along a dirt road and sending up dust behind it

  • Palestinians gathered in Melbourne’s Federation Square on Palestine’s National Day, which is held around the world to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian cause for self-determination.

    Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

    A man's shadow can be seen behind a Palestinian flag, which is black, white, red and green

  • A lamb chopper transports rescued stock from a flooded farm near Condobolin, NSW.

    Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

    Sheep in a metal cage attached with straps to a helicopter (out of view) are carried through the air against a blue sky

  • Designer Nicolas Huxley attends the opening night of Zampatti Powerhouse, a retrospective of the work of the late Carla Zampatti in Sydney.

    Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

    A man wearing a white jacket with gold embroidery and embellishments, white trousers and a gold scarf extends his open hands towards the camera. He is standing in front of a red wall with large white writing on it

  • Volunteers pose naked at sunrise for photographic artist Spencer Tunick at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, commissioned by charity Skin Check Champions to raise awareness of skin cancer.

    Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

    Hundreds of naked people stand equally-spaced on a beach looking away, into the sea

  • Wayne Maxwell of Australia crashes his No 1 Ducati in an Australian Superbikes race at the Phillip Island Grand Prix.

    Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

    A motorbike rider is airborne as he crashes his bike during a race at the Phillip Island Grand Prix, while three other riders move around the corner

  • Year 12 students from Lismore high school attend their formal. Many of the students have faced major losses, with floods wiping out homes and infrastructure in the area.

    Photograph: Yaya Stempler/The Guardian

    A young person kisses another on the cheek while behind them girls pose for photos in their formal gowns

  • Amir Abdi celebrates after his South Australian team beating NSW during the Australian Goalball Championship.

    Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/The Guardian

    A man closes his eyes and shouts in celebration while in a huddle with goalball teammates. He has an eye mask on his forehead and they are standing on an indoor sports court

  • A Kim Jong-un impersonator known as ‘Howard X’ casts his vote in the seat of Mulgrave in the Victorian state election.

    Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

    A man dressed as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and wearing a pinstripe suit and sunglasses places his ballot paper into a cardboard box at a voting centre

  • Former prime minister Scott Morrison arrives in parliament during a censure motion moved against him by the leader of the house, Tony Burke.

    Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

    Scott Morrison walks in parliament past a screen that has large text on it saying 'Censure of the member for Cook - motion moved by Mr Burke'

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