Samantha Lock

Two teenage boys charged over the attempted firebombing of a popular and thrice-targeted bar may be part of a wave of attacks on licensed venues and $10,000 extortion demands, police say.

Teachers in Australia's second most populous state are set to become the highest paid in the country under a new offer put forward by the state government of pay rises up to 32.4 per cent.

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The final moments before double police killer Dezi Freeman died in a hail of bullets have been outlined ahead of an inquest.

Dezi Freeman chose violence until his last breath, with the double murderer's final moments and the events preceding the deaths of two police officers outlined in court.

Dezi Freeman's months on the run and the final moments before his death will form the basis of a much-anticipated inquest.

What happened during negotiations between police and fugitive Dezi Freeman, and how he was able to evade authorities for months, will be examined by a coroner.

The family of a 15-year-old boy stabbed to death in a car park has suffered a fresh blow after their house was "burnt to the ground" in a suspected arson attack.

The first bricks are set to be laid in a neighbourhood built entirely for first home buyers.

A commission of inquiry into a controversial construction union will now run for twice as long as originally expected due to the volume of evidence against the scandal-plagued organisation.