It all depends on where you have the stopover, which depends on what airline you fly.
Most often you'll have the stopover in Los Angeles or San Franscisco, California. The flight from Newark, New Jersey, (or JFK, New York) to those destinations in California are about 5 hours. From there - direct to Sydney, Australia - can be a bit over 14 hours. The stopover itself could be as little as two hours or much longer. It differs with the specific flight schedule you've booked.
Sometimes there is a second stopover between California and Sydney, which would most likely be in Auckland, New Zealand. Again, it depends on the airline.
These answers only show if the plane has a perfect flight. On very rare occasions during the flight, the plane might have to stop because the engine is not working perfectly or some other airline problems.
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