A boy has been bitten multiple times on the head by a dog in the central west region of New South Wales.

The child was attacked by the animal in Forbes this afternoon and has multiple bite wounds on his body. One of his ears was also seriously injured.

He was taken by ambulance to Forbes Health Service then airlifted The Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney.

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"NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a child for multiple bite wounds to the body and head," NSW Ambulance Inspector Peter Rowlands said.

"Unfortunately, he sustained a serious injury to one of his ears during the attack.

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Police have said the content of an offensive group chat involving 150 students at an elite Sydney school did not contain child abuse material.

Students at Knox Grammar in Sydney's upper north shore were sharing racist, homophobic and violent content on a Discord chatroom.

School staff were aware of the chat for a month but students were only suspended or expelled after it became public knowledge this week.

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NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said the content of the Discord chat was "appalling".

"It's just not acceptable," she told 2GB.

"I want to be kept up to date in relation to the investigation that is happening at the school."

Mitchell described the content of the group chat as "vile".

"We have to get the message through to young people, especially young men, this is not acceptable," she said.

"I think all parents have to be aware of what our kids are doing online."

Some of the content in the group chat expressed a love for Adolf Hitler, disdain for women and doctored images taken during school activities.

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Knox Principal Scott James told parents yesterday that some students had been suspended, while others had left the school.

"The boys posted inappropriate images and engaged in offensive commentary in an online private chat room," James wrote.

"The nature of these posts is contrary to the values and culture of Knox and is unacceptable.

"The actions of these boys do not reflect a Knox education or the expectations that we place on our students to be respectful and responsible citizens in the community."

The content of the group chat was scrutinised by the child abuse and sex crimes squad of the NSW Police.

Knox Grammar is one of Sydney's most exclusive schools and costs up to $35,000 in fees each year.

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Donald Trump is a "threat to this country", Joe Biden has said in a rare and strongly-worded primetime address.

The current president used a speech given in Philadelphia to slam his predecessor.

"Too much of what's happening in this country today is not normal," Biden said.

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"Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our Republic."

The acronym MAGA references Trump's slogan Make America Great Again, and has become shorthand for the former president's ideology.

Biden specified he was not criticising all members of the opposition party, many of whom he has worked with as president.

"MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution," Biden said.

"They do not believe the rule of law. They do not recognise the will of the people, they refuse to accept the results of a free election.

"You can't love your country only when you win."

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Biden said the Republican party is "dominated, driven and intimidated" by Trump.

"MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards," he said.

"Backwards to an America where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love."

The speech has drawn the ire of Republicans, who took umbrage at the strongly partisan tone during a primetime address.

They also criticised Biden for giving a speech flanked by uniformed marines. 

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Senator Lindsey Graham said Biden should "stop lecturing and change your policies".

"With all due respect Mr President, there's nothing wrong with America's soul," he said.

"The American people are hurting because of your policies."

Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a clip on Twitter which replaced Biden's face with Adolf Hitler's, and put swastikas behind him.

"I guess when President Butterbeans is frail, weak, and dementia ridden, the Hitler imagery was their attempt to make him look 'tough' while he declares war on half of America as enemies of the state," she tweeted.

The speech was delivered outside Independence Hall, the building in Philadelphia where the constitution was adopted in 1787.

Biden has seen a bounce in the polls, climbing more than ten points in recent weeks.

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