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A taekwondo instructor who allegedly murdered an entire family in Sydney has his case heard in court this morning as police continue investigating the motive.

Police have charged Kwang Kyung Yoo with three counts of murder after the discovery of the bodies of a husband, wife and their child in two separate locations in Sydney on Tuesday.

The body of a man was located in Baulkham Hills, while two other bodies, a woman and a child, were found inside a martial arts studio in North Parramatta.

NSW Police do not believe the body found in a burnt-out car in Royal National Park is linked to another found in another scorched vehicle in North Parramatta.

MORNING BRIEFING: One of Sydney's oldest private schools, The King's School, is under investigation for allegedly misusing taxpayer dollars.

WARNING: This story includes details some readers may find distressing. Meraj Zafar is charged with murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend Arnima Hayat, whose body was found at her apartment in North Parramatta.

WARNING: This story includes details some readers may find distressing. The partner of a woman who was found dead in the bathroom of her North Parramatta unit has been charged with murder and will appear in court today. 

As Australia's performance in science declines, researchers are measuring school kids' brain signals, heart rate and skin temperature to understand what makes them bored or engaged in the classroom.

Top Sydney private schools King's and Trinity Grammar did not deal effectively with incidents of bullying and sexual abuse among pupils, including allegations one King's student had masturbated on another's sleeping bag, the royal commission finds.

One of the country's most prestigious boys schools describes as "exaggerated" a proposed royal commission finding that it was guilty of a "catastrophic failure" in its handling of a child sexual assault allegation.

A western Sydney community group lashes back at the NSW Government's North Parramatta "vandal" apartment plans as the Premier announces $310 million to revamp the historic riverfront site.

Archaeologists are excited after finding broken glass in North Parramatta that could point to coexistence between members of the Darung Tribe and European settlers.

Students from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory find out whether they have been accepted to study at university.

Two of the nation's most exclusive schools, the King's School in North Parramatta and Tudor House Preparatory School in Moss Vale, are the focus of a royal commission investigation.

Lake Parramatta opens up to swimmers for the first time since the second World War.

Plans to redevelop a former girls' home in Parramatta have concerned former residents of the institution.

Police are appealing for help to find a 16yo missing in Sydney's north west.

Police believe a group of teenagers attacked a bus driver during an out-of-control party in Sydney's west last night.

Friends and family of murdered teen Thomas Kelly have gathered at the King's School at North Parramatta in Sydney's west for his funeral.

A western Sydney man has been charged after police allegedly seized crossbows, flick knives and other illegal weapons at his home.

Police have confiscated the cars of two men after they were allegedly caught street racing in Sydney's west.

A man has been refused bail after allegedly lighting a fire that destroyed a Salvation Army depot at North Parramatta in Sydney's west yesterday.

A man has been charged over a fire which destroyed a Salvation Army depot at North Parramatta in Sydney's west.

Police and paramedics are with a 77-year-old woman who fell fifteen metres down a cliff at Lake Parramatta, in Sydney's west.

A police officer who shot a woman twice in the chest in Western Sydney, after mistakenly thinking she was wielding a knife, has been cleared of wrongdoing by an internal investigation.