Three of the NSW government’s most senior figures knew that John Barilaro was interested in a $500,000-a-year New York trade role but none of them raised any concerns about the former deputy premier applying for the job, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

A woman was stabbed in the chest, allegedly by a family friend, in the doorway of her eastern suburbs home before she managed to pry the knife off her attacker and throw it away as a group of hero tradies heard her scream “he’s going to kill me” and ran to her aid.

A once-in-a-generation cost of living crisis is forcing Australians to crowdsource money for basics like rent and food.

And in sport, Canberra’s Ricky Stuart is set to be stood down from coaching this weekend after opening up to the NRL integrity unit over why he labelled Penrith Panthers player Jaeman Salmon a “weak-gutted dog”. 

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