The Latest Breaking News from Sarah McNaughton

Three people have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms after a home invasion that left a 29-year-old man with a fatal stab wound.

A man charged with laundering $13 million for a major cocaine syndicate would not be safe from his former gang members if released on bail, police have said.

A Sydney jeweller remains behind bars accused of staging a robbery at his own store after a judge noted a strong case to support the allegations against him.

The Liberal Party ignored serious complaints of misconduct because its legal status was a "shield" against it being sued, a former ministerial staffer has said.

The magistrate dismissed a case involving a female teacher accused of striking a primary school boy on the shoulder, but a Supreme Court judge overturns his decision saying it used "emotive language" and caused the magistrate to "stray from his judicial task".

The NSW Supreme Court finds the man's original sentence, which enabled him to be released on parole next week, was inadequate and did not reflect a "crime of significant domestic violence".