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Anthony Hopkins, left, and Matthew Goode in Freud's Last Session. Picture supplied

The script is disappointing but the lead actors are impressive.

An enticing idea - C.S. Lewis meets Sigmund Freud - is weakly explored here

Emma Horn

Bec Pridham

LONG-COVID: Surveys of COVID-19 patients around the world indicate a stronger link between some genetic precursors and long-COVID development. Picture: FILE

Preliminary surveys suggest there are a few indicators of whether you might develop long-COVID.

Who's most likely to end up getting long-COVID symptoms?

Anna McGuinness

The Wiggles Sound System: Rave of Innocence features techno remixes of childhood classic. Picture supplied

The Wiggles have remixed classic hits for their adult fans.

'Rave of Innocence': Wiggles and DJ Dorothy's techno remix album

Ron Cerabona

Mike Faist, left, and Zendaya in Challengers. Picture supplied

Sometimes a banana is just a banana, but not in Challengers.

Zendaya's tennis love triangle is impressive straight down the line

William Davis

Mystery disappearance of Orange woman Judith Young to be re-examined. File pictures 

Named suspect, strange tip-offs and stream of reported sightings.

What happened to Judith? Development in two-decade search for missing woman

Taylor Dodge

Andrew Pearson

Member for Wagga Joe McGirr is among those calling on for an inquiry into the mass killing of hundreds of horses at a property near Wagga. File picture 

Find has caused a great deal of distress to community, MP says.

'Very disturbing': Call for parliamentary inquiry into mass horse slaughter

Michelle Grattan

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was delivering a sermon when he was allegedly attacked at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley on April 15. Picture by Christ The Good Shepherd Church

Monday's incident would have set off shock waves in ordinary times.

Ethnic tensions will complicate the Albanese government's multicultural policy reform

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was delivering a livestreamed sermon when he was allegedly attacked. Picture by Christ The Good Shepherd Church

The 16-year-old was interviewed in hospital and charged.

Teen charged with terrorism after alleged stabbing of Assyrian bishop

Carla Mascarenhas

Isabella Galimberti with her collection of toys. Picture: Supplied

Many may have vintage treasures hidden at home.

Collector joy as Aussies cash in on retro collectibles

Emily Anderson

Hannah Pycroft and Baillie McWhirter both have student debts over $50,000 which they are worried they'll never be able to pay off due to high indexation. Pictures supplied

HECS-HELP debts are growing faster than some can pay off.

Young workers 'terrified' their student debts will never be paid off

STRAHAN: Selfie time .. West Coast Wilderness Railway - Strahan to Queenstown. Photo by Mark Jesser, The Examiner.

ALBURY: A man inspects his fire damaged shed in Kelly Street, Albury on Boxing Day morning. Picture DYLAN ROBINSON, BORDER MAIL. 

WODONGA: Auckland's Rona and Mike Booth visited Staghorn Flats' Neil Morrison at the Wodonga Boxing day races, along with David Booth of Scotland. Photo Border Mail.

ALBURY: It's Boxing Day without the boxing - Brittany and Christine Andersen of Albury with their purchases. Photo Border Mail.

WAGGA: The Hot Bake in Peter Street Wagga does a brisk trade on Boxing Day. Owner Peter O'Brien gets a rack of rolls out of the oven. Photo Daily Advertiser.

WAGGA: Wagga couple Ben and Jess Keatley are over the moon with their Christmas present - their newborn daughter Elizabeth, who was born on Christmas Day. Photo Daily Advertiser.

WAGGA: Inspector Peter Robertson with SES volunteers Shane McLachlan and Rebecca Milne on the bank of the Murrumbidgee River at Oura. Photo Daily Advertiser.

WAGGA: Police divers prepare sonar equipment to search the Murrumbidgee River at Oura for a missing man. Picture Les Smith, Daily Advertiser.

WAGGA: The Murrumbidgee River at Oura where a man has gone missing and is feared drowned. Picture Les Smith, Daily Advertiser.

DUBBO: Owners of the Dubbo Grove Post Office Leanne and Janelle Fulwood preparing for the last of the Christmas post. Photo HANNAH SOOLE, DAILY LIBERAL

DUBBO: Rosannah Gundry with her aunty Jessica Searle who is fundraising after Rosannah was diagnosed with a tumour. 

DUBBO: Station officer Mick Medlin, firefighters Bernie McTeirnan and Matt Havercroft are hoping for a fire-free Christmas Day. Photo HANNAH SOOLE, DAILY LIBERAL 

DUBBO: Taronga Western Plains Zoo retail coordinator will be working on Christmas Day. Photo HAHHAN SOOLE, DAILY LIBERAL.

GOULBURN: Thousands gathered in Belmore Park for the 23rd annual Goulburn Carols of Hope. Photo Darryl Fernance, Goulburn Post.

GOULBURN: Former X Factor contestant Taylor Henderson was a crowd favourite at  Goulburn's Carols of Hope on Monday night. Photo Darryl Fernance, Goulburn Post.

GOULBURN: Former X Factor winner Dani Im headlined Goulburn's Carols of Hope on Monday night. Photo Darryl Fernance, Goulburn Post.

WOLLONGONG: As predictable as Santa coming on Christmas Day is Boxing Day traffic in the Illawarra seen. banked up at Yallah and Albion Park on Friday. Picture SYLVIA LIBER, ILLAWARRA MERCURY.

BULLI: Holidays or not, its business as usual for Lifesavers. German visitors Marie Rebmann and Nanja Hauff have completed their surf lifesaving bronze medallion at Bulli. Picture GREG TOTMAN, ILLAWARRA MERCURY.

SHELLHARBOUR: Shellharbour Surf Life Saving Club president Wayne Cavanagh conducts a board training session at popular Shellharbour North Beach. Picture ANDY ZAKELI, ILLAWARRA MERCURY.

WOLLONGONG: Sunset Cinema organiser Simon Rollin relaxes at the Wollongong Botanic Garden ahead of the first screening. Picture ROBERT PEET, ILLAWARRA MERCURY.

WOLLONGONG: Symbio Wildlife Park zookeeper Matt Radnidge with one of the baby pygmy pythons. Picture CHRISTOPHER CHAN, ILLAWARRA MERCURY.

NEWCASTLE: Enjoying Newcastles Boxing day races were Cassandra Pentney, Angelina Janevski, Cara Pooles. Picture Jonathan Carroll, Newcastle Herald.

TAMWORTH: A much needed Christmas present in the form of rain fell on this paddock on Goonoo Goonoo Rd in Tamworth. Photo Gareth Gardner, Northern Daily Leader.

TAMWORTH: Anti-mining protester Ben Solity shows some Christmas spirit despite spending 13 hours suspended from a rail bridge on Wednesday in protest at Whitehaven Coal's operations. Photo Northern Daily Leader.

GUNNEDAH: Gunnedah country singing firefighter Dan Murphy helped get the Christmas fire safety message out in song with a new Youtube video. Photo Northern Daily Leader.

MANILLA: While  families are celebrating Christmas together, spare a thought for Manilla's Susan Coyle, who's spending the festive season in Afghanistan. Photo Australian Defence Force

PORT MACQUARIE: Thong tree artist Mary Pavicich gets a welcome lift from Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club members. Photo Port Macquarie News.

REDLAND CITY: New life for Redland City poinciana trees that produced a super bloom this years. Old timers say the popular city street trees produced extra flowers this year because of the dry weather. Photo Redland City Bulletin.

NORTH SREADBROKE ISLAND: A koala that initially was thought to be cooling off in the ocean, was blind and disoriented. The animal was taken to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. Photo Redland City Bulletin.

REDLAND CITY: Redland Football Club members are at their wits ends after a $30,000 white picket fence, erected last year, was vandalised for the sixth time on Friday, December 19. Photo supplied.

LAUNCESTON: Eight week old dachshund puppy. Photo by Mark Jesser, The Examiner.

LAUNCESTON: Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Launceston for her book launch - Arabella James 5 of Launceston. Photo The Examiner.

LAUNCESTON: Kaine Cannan of Hobart will be riding in the Australian Enduro Series. Photo by Mark Jesser, The Examiner.

WELLINGTON: Police are investigating a fire on the banks of the Bell River near homes in the heart of Wellington on Monday evening. Photo Wellington Times.

The week in photos | December 27

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