A court has heard a Casino teenager killed in a fatal 2022 stabbing challenged his alleged attacker, who claims self-defence, to a "one on one" multiple times.

Queensland police have confirmed a new search for the 27-year-old started in the Noccundra area, in south-west Queensland, last week.

It is alleged a group of six men and eight women, which included her parents, prayed to God to heal eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs, rather than seeking medical attention and held a belief that "God would heal".

Three Catholic high schools on the NSW Central Coast have cancelled planned visits from conservative American "chastity speaker" Jason Evert following pressure from students and parents. The schools say students can instead attend an opt-in live stream.

After a woeful run of results, Parramatta has fired 49-year-old Brad Arthur, who has been the Eels' coach since 2014.

One of the teenagers who killed south-east Queensland boy Angus Beaumont has been charged with fresh offences, including multiple break and enters.