Images include pink floral bed sheets, a framed red football jersey and a kitchen complete with internet modem, window blinds and coffee mugs.
The latest release, which is part of the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation's Trace an Object series, includes nine photos that are known to have either an Australian victim, location or offender.
The images are released in the hope the different knowledge sets, life experiences and locales of Australians might unearth useful information or insights.
Victim identification team leader Detective Sergeant Lana Carey explains.
"One of the photos from this latest Stop Child Abuse — Trace an Object release shows two framed football jerseys, so, in putting it out into the public, we're looking to spark the memory of anyone who might have come across them," Sergeant Carey said.
"Possibilities here could include a player or club member who might recognise the jersey colours or design, a framer who might remember doing the job, or a fan who might know the significance of the number 8 and 11 jerseys being grouped together.
"It's about tapping into the wisdom of everyday Australians. And we know they're eager to play a role given the previous three image releases have generated 1,372 reports and counting."
Sergeant Carey noted while the photos were related to cold cases, it did not mean police had reached a dead end.
"We follow every lead and avenue we have when files first come into the ACCCE, and if we don't succeed, we will continue to visit them periodically year after year after year after year to see if new intelligence or technology might open up fresh lines of inquiry.
"It's about the never-ending hunt for closure, the commitment to saving and supporting victims and survivors and, hopefully, that bittersweet moment when you realise you've solved it."
The ACCCE received 82,764 reports of online child sexual exploitation in the 2024-2025 financial year — which equates to an average of 226 reports a day.
According to a 2024 study, there are estimated to be more than 300 million victims of online child sex abuse every year globally.
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