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The incident unfolded just after 1pm when a 33-year-old man wielding a knife about 30 centimetres long confronted two police officers on traffic duties near Hyde Park, allegedly stabbing one of them multiple times in the head.

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Fewer than two out of five voters under 40 voted for Labor at the last election. What does this year's budget say about the party's chances of hanging on to this vital demographic?

After a lifetime of talking and thinking about ethics and morality, renowned philosopher and author of Romulus, My Father, Raimond Gaita is still living by his convictions.

Parents and students from an all-girls Catholic college on the NSW Central Coast want conservative American author and chastity promoter Jason Evert's planned talk this week cancelled, with a petition overnight amassing 700 signatures. 

Football Australia issues no fault suspensions to three Macarthur FC players after they were charged over an alleged betting scandal.

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Kevin Waters is the last surviving Gomeroi man born at the Old Toomelah Aboriginal mission near the NSW-Queensland border. His life's purpose now is to ensure his family remains connected to a culture they were once forced to forget.

The highest-ranking judge of Australia's oldest court has flagged generative AI as one of the biggest challenges facing the justice system, as the Supreme Court of NSW celebrates its bicentenary.

If budgets are the government's attempt to chart the course for the next few years, what can this one teach us about how climate change is leaving its mark, and how the government is looking to tackle it? 

The Sydney Swans tighten their grip on the top of the AFL ladder with a convincing 52-point win over Carlton in their traditional SCG Marn Grook match.

Frank Zumbo, the former chief of staff of ex-MP Craig Kelly, was convicted of indecently assaulting four staffers earlier this year.

NSW Police arrest three A-League players over betting scandal.

Deciding when and how children should access social media is a universal challenge for parents and there's not always a one-size-fits-all solution — even when it comes to kids in the same family. 

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Three Macarthur FC players are charged with a number of offences, including participating in a criminal group.

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Western Sydney's Cumberland City Council votes to overturn ban on same-sex parenting books in libraries.

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Justin Stein, the man accused of killing Charlise Mutten, texted the nine-year-old's mother than he was "the worst father" on day police believe he murdered her.

The NSW premier sacks NSW Labor MP Anthony D’Adam from his parliamentary secretary roles, after the latter accused the NSW Police of using "fear and intimidation" to obtain compliance from a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

The Australian Ballet has slammed a review of one of the company's latest productions, which described dancers as looking "unusually thin".

The member for the Upper Hunter has used parliamentary privilege to read out a letter given to him by Leanne Mullen, after the driver Brett Andrew Button had 10 manslaughter charges dismissed.

Jordan Weston has been charged with serious domestic violence offences against his former partner.