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Carla Mascarenhas

Jesse Baird (left) and Luke Davies at a Pink concert the day before they died. Picture: Instagram 

Jesse Baird and Luke Davies's deaths captivated a nation.

'We can't get those two men out of our minds': the alleged Paddington murders

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 Houlahan

A man is spotted on a security camera at the entrance to the business that was allegedly robbed. Picture supplied

The front door of the business was left unlocked.

'Opportunistic thief' steals 100 Indigenous Australian artefacts

Ayden Dawkins

Mourners use phone lights and candles in Ballarat after the murders of three women. Picture by Lachlan Bence

Through the darkness, I think I found the light.

'The world is good': This week I saw the silver lining

Armed police officers. Picture Sitthixay Ditthavong

Knives, imitation guns and swords were also allegedly sold.

Youth gangs' alleged weapon supplier arrested over machete sales

Ben Carr

Samara Low with baby nephew Atlas after arriving in London in the early hours. Picture supplied

Samara Low was caught at Dubai airport on her way to London.

'Pretty nervous': Aussie caught in Dubai storms

Garry Linnell

Given its prevalence, stupidity may be the building block of the universe. Picture Shutterstock

Proof of Einstein's Law of Endless Human Stupidity has been plentiful.

It's time to start invoicing the foolish

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

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

BALLARAT: Togo-born Abla Missowou is among many people who have become Australian citizens this year. 

ILLAWARRA: Stephy and Candice Morgan say they spotted a a jet black animal with yellow eyes and a long sweeping tail while running along the Sublime Point track this week. The pair’s frightening encounter is the latest of many sightings of the Illawarra’s much-discussed black panther. Picture: Louise Turk. 

ILLAWARRA: After years of treatment for his impaired hearing, Caleb Best is excited to start his primary years at a mainstream school this year. He is pictured with his sisters Matilda and Ebony. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

BALLARAT: Sam and Harry Gradkowski are among many students who are preparing for the 2015 school year. Picture: Adam Trafford.

NEWCASTLE: Damien Rider, an experienced ocean paddler, saw a great white shark off the waters of Bar Beach. He is pictured with fellow paddler John Rowatt. Picture: Peter Stoop.

MOLONG: Firefighter Troy Armstrong became an accidental midwife when his wife Kristy went into labour with their child, Lyla, and there was no time to get to the hospital. The couple is pictured with their children Violett, Indigo and Lyla. Picture: Steve Gosch. 

ORANGE: Terri Pollack has managed to find new work in aged care. She was one of many Electrolux employees who was told the Orange plant is closing and she would lose her job. Photo: Steve Gosch.

BENDIGO: Chris Page has 40 snakes and 40 lizards at home. He is pictured with Jet the Jungle Python. Picture: Jim Aldersey.

BENDIGO: Several sporting events in Bendigo are helping the town boost its tourism industry. Pictured visiting the Central Deborah Gold Mine are Jennifer Richardson, Ryan Edwards,  Blake Edwards, Margo Richardson and Peter Leyden. 

BENDIGO: Almost 70 dogs and puppies were rescued from a suspected 'puppy farm' at a property north of Bendigo. Picture: Supplied. 

CAPE BRIDGEWATER: A 26-year-old South Australian fisherman went missing from the rocks west of Cape Bridgewater. Picture: Aaron Sawall.

MCLAREN VALE: Jeff Goodieson won the wine spitting competition at McLaren Vale's Harvest Festival. Picture: Ryan Finlay.

MCLAREN VALE: Legendary cycling commentator Phil Liggett competes in the Harvest Festival's wine spitting competition. Picture: Ryan Finlay.

TAILEM BEND: Hotel owners such as Tailem Bend's Wolfgang Waclawik and their employees have adjusted work shifts to deal with an employment award that came into effect on January 1, cutting casuals' weekday pay and almost doubling the public holiday rate.

WHYALLA: A passion to help improve the quality of life and wellbeing of others has seen Joy Penman awarded a Whyalla Australia Day community service award.

PORT LINCOLN: Port Lincoln Youth Advisory Committee members, including Dylan Currie (holding the camera), Harmony Rimland and Travis Hugo, are working on a DVD to be screened at Youthoria during Youth Week in April.

PETERBOROUGH: A taste for adventure and travel enticed rodeo stalwart Tom Bruce of Peterborough to enter the circuit aged 15, and decades later he’s still a rodeo fixture.

EYRE PENINSULA: Member for Flinders Peter Treloar says the Code of Practice for Oversize or Overmass Agricultural Vehicles should be updated to accommodate modern agricultural vehicles.

MOUNT COMPASS: Ash Pacitti, youngsters Maddison and Hamish Edwards, and a local dairy cow, look forward to Australia's only cow race, the Compass Cup. Picture: Ben Kelly.

MILANG: Trevor Linnett and Richard Lang with a 1962 Wolseley at the Milang Power Rally. Picture: Ryan Finlay.

PORT FAIRY: Ryder Sullivan of Stawell enjoyed the activities at the Port Fairy Summer Carnival. Picture: Damian White. 

REDLAND CITY: The highest tide of the year this week created no problems as the water lapped foreshore buildings: Photo Chris McCormack.

TATHRA: Participants in the Tathra Wharf to Waves ocean swim. Picture: Albert McKnight.

WIMMERA: Wimmera-Mallee's Jacob Cocks hits a ball behind square against West Wimmera on Wednesday. Picture: Paul Carracher.

ORANGE: HealthShare employees joined 130 across the state for a stopwork meeting on Wednesday to form an action plan following the announcement of widespread job losses.

ORANGE: It doesn’t seem likely, but there is a large surfing sub-culture in Orange and an exhibition that opened at the Orange Regional Gallery last night can prove it. Big Wednesday brings together 20 surfboards and 16 stories of surfing from Orange residents.

PARKES: Parkes High School and police from the Lachlan Local Area Command have joined forces yet again to help break down barriers between youth in the community and the police.

BATHURST: A gas leak brought an entire shopping centre to a standstill on Tuesday as employees and customers were evacuated.

LITHGOW: Ludwina Roebuck and Joseph Baraz enjoying the Waste 2 Art workshop at Eskbank House in Lithgow.

DUBBO: Dubbo Observatory's Peter Neilson will be on the watch for a once-in-a- decade chance for scientists and astronomers to observe an asteroid flying close by Earth on January 26. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

DUBBO: Lance Corporal Natalie Hudson is an ammunition supplier on deployment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her main job is to take delivery of and account for ammunition, as well as handling, storing, receipting and issuing ammunition. Photo: CONTRIBUTED.

DUBBO: Dubbo City Regional Airport operations manager Lindsay Mason overseeing the work on the runway. Picture: Hannah Soole. 

LAUNCESTON: A water-loving pooch checks out the state rowing action at Lake Barrington. Picture: Geoff Robson.

TAMWORTH: Luke O’Shea is in the running for six Golden Guitars at the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia awards. Picture: Barry Smith.

BATHURST: Bathurst Women’s and Children’s Refuge team leader Jillian Long urges those living in volatile relationships to think of their personal safety first. 

BATHURST: Angus Dowton, Bathurst Library manager John Cumberford and Fiona Dodd play a game of chess at the library's giant chess board. Picture: Phill Murray.

PORT LINCOLN: Tara and Reeve Welsh and Brodie hughes got up close to a 1971 Holden HG Premier at the Port Lincoln show and shine.

LAUNCESTON: Hamish White, Cheyne Mitchell and Corey Brunskill get into their characters ahead of the showing of The Tempest at the Annexe Theatre next month. Picture: Mark Jesser.

LAUNCESTON: Visitors to the Cataract Gorge were treated to the sight of some peachicks - newborn peacocks. Picture: Mark Jesser.

DEVIOT: Simon and Maggie Morris are preparing for the trip of a lifetime - a walk through Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. Picture: Phillip Biggs.

GEORGE TOWN: Melbourne musician David Knight was one of many artists who featured at the Tamar Valley Folk Festival at George Town. Picture: Mark Jesser.

GREENS BEACH: Sisters Grace and Alice Martin test out the water ahead of the Australia Day celebrations at Greens Beach. Picture: Mark Jesser.

FLEURIEU PENINSULA: Chris Sims of Goolwa was one of several riders who participated in the Bupa Challenge Tour of the Tour Down Under in South Australia. Picture: Ben Kelly. 

WOLLONGONG: Bryce Dorrian, Jenna Rhodes, Jesse Tulloch, 7, and Bob Kotic are participating in the 2015 Australia Day Aquathon at Belmore Basin. Picture: Christopher Chan. 

BALLARAT: Mackenzie, Kylie and Sean McMahon enjoy the atmosphere at the 2015 Ballarat Beer Festival. Picture: Adam Trafford.

BALLARAT: Callum Reeves prepares to pour a beverage at the 2015 Ballarat Beer Festival. 

VICTOR HARBOR: Max Bennett has been named  cadet of the year for the local CFS. Picture: Ben Kelly.

WIMMERA: Sophie Burns, Kassidy Cox, Chole Hornby, Sienna Kuchel and Melissa McKenzie at a hip hop dance workshop. 

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