November 9, 2026 — 7:30pm

For Jeff Tougher, the fight to protect paramedics has been a long and often frustrating journey, but more than three years after his son Steven was murdered while on duty, he remains determined.

After years of campaigning for stronger protections for emergency workers, a trial examining the suitability of stab-resistant vests for NSW paramedics is finally under way, marking a significant step in a campaign that has attracted widespread support across the state.

Jeff Tougher, whose son, Steven, was stabbed to death while on duty in 2023. Sam Mooy

Steven Tougher, 29, was fatally stabbed 55 times outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Campbelltown in 2023 while working as a paramedic.…