Gangsters and bikies are being kicked out of a rejuvenated Kings Cross and banned for five years under a daring new scheme cooked up by police and the nightclubs themselves.

The parents of a 14-year-old boy and his older brother charged with the stabbing death of an Easter show worker say they are “deep in shock” that two of their sons have been accused of murder.

Yet another cruise ship carrying more than 100 Covid-positive people is due to dock in Sydney today as cases surge across NSW.

And in sport, Penrith looms as one of the hottest NRL premiership favourites in decades after Melbourne’s title hopes suffered a hammer blow in an upset 20-16  loss to Canberra.

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