NSW

A 16-year-old schoolboy has avoided being jailed after planning a mass-casualty attack on the Sydney Marathon and Opera House which he was hesitant to enact. Here is the latest from court.

To shore up his flagging poll numbers, the Prime Minister embarrassed his deputy while hiding his real intentions, Aaron Patrick writes.

Three people have been arrested from a regional home and charged over the death of a young woman allegedly stabbed dead by a partner nine years her senior.

Police have provided an update after a horror alleged stabbing outside a Sydney high school, with a witness describing the confronting scene.

Police have provided details after charging a 72-year-old man with murder.

A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor injured in the Bondi Beach terror attack has died almost a year after the horrific shooting.

A private school teacher will remain behind bars on remand after investigators allegedly uncovered a stash of child abuse footage of students inside a Sydney school. Here is what we know.

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has described an attempt to steal a romantic interest's phone and wallet months before allegedly murdering him.

An overseas hacker has claimed responsibility breaching a NSW Health database and successfully stealing sensitive files targeting dental data.

Heavy rain, giant hail, damaging winds and even a tornado are on the cards.

A harmless earache has left a 15-year-old boy facing major surgeries to rebuild his jaw using bone harvested from his own body.

Emergency services were called to a multi-million dollar coastal home on Friday night to break up an out-of-control Halloween party.

Hundreds of excited commuters have crammed into the first Metro service to travel from Bankstown to the city after the historic $25bn rail line finally opened.

An accused killer’s chat with a colleague as police tried to get in contact with him days after he allegedly killed a couple has been aired in court.

A major Australian music festival has been cancelled just weeks before thousands of fans were expected to attend, with organisers blaming scheduling issues for the last-minute decision.

A former teacher has been sentenced for having sex with a 17-year-old student and sexually touching a younger student after exchanging explicit messages online.

SEE THE FOOTAGE: Police seize buckets of meth in drug syndicate sting.

A convicted terrorist with links to the alleged Bondi Beach massacre gunman is set to walk free from prison on Sunday, despite authorities having the power to seek an extension of his detention.