Australia news LIVE: Queensland border to reopen to vaccinated travellers next week; NSW Omicron COVID-19 cases grow

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Genomic sequencing is under way to determine whether an international traveller who landed in Melbourne last week could have been infected with the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 | COVID19 hotelquarantine Omicron

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"In NSW in the last 12 months, petrol has jumped up over 40 per cent ... health care is up over 5 per cent, vegetables and fruit is up 7.6 per cent and rents are up 7.2 per cent," he said. "I urge the NSW government and the Minister for Education sit down with teacher representatives – don't antagonise the situation any longer."Notorious conman and wanted fugitive Peter Foster has been arrested in the Macedon Ranges after being on the run for six months.

Federal police said Mr Foster was remanded in custody, and moves were afoot to extradite him to Queensland.Genomic sequencing is under way to determine whether an international traveller who landed in Melbourne last week could have been infected with the new Omicron strain of COVID-19. The traveller has not been in the community while infectious. Overseas arrivals to Victoria need to quarantine for 72 hours upon arrival and undergo PCR testing within 24 hours. They have to get tested again between days 5 and 7.

Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said the World Health Organisation is already looking at how it will name new variants of concern once it runs out of Greek letters. Professor Kelly said Australian health authorities were not looking to stop the variant from getting into Australia, but rather slow its spread through the country.Australia is looking to donate mRNA coronavirus vaccines and has delayed some imports in order to get through millions of existing doses before they expire.

 

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No. One. Gives. A. Shit.

Who cares?

Here we go. Yeah more than likely. Of course they did. Everything in this pandamic comes to Melbourne. Wouldn't be the same if this didn't keep happening..let's join the party of our Sydney Counter parts. Hip hip hooray

Were they performing surgery in-flight?

Stop the fear mongering.

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NSW and Victoria say they will not pursue an ‘Omicron zero’ strategyNSW and Victoria say they will not be altering plans to further lift COVID-19 restrictions and will not pursue an “Omicron zero” strategy to try to eradicate the new variant of the virus from the community. natassiazc Sydney barely had a fucking elimination strategy for Delta of course y'all just gonna let this one fly too. natassiazc That’s great news. Covid zero is insane. natassiazc We live on an island of course we can have zero covid.... 4 week quarantine for anyone entering.... the majority win against the overseas travellers... you want to leave you can go but quarantine when you return it’s your choice... guess what no covid.. better quarantine needed..
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No ‘Omicron zero’ for Victoria as state remains in border lockstep with NSWPremier Daniel Andrews has said Victoria and NSW will do “everything we can” to ensure travel between the two states at Christmas. covid19 vaccine christmas He can do anything he likes at Christmas What does the SMH say It's his sole decision will he put a price on compensation? Let's publicly shame all the people who legally travel and get locked down and out by dan This is what I needed to hear 👂
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More Omicron to come as NSW tries to keep cases ‘as low as possible’Queensland health authorities have also warned locals to brace for an increase in COVID-19 cases in the community with the state’s borders to reopen on Monday, December 13. marywardy NSW to give Vic Omicron Not again!! marywardy It’s a bloody sniffle stop the BS propaganda this is getting beyond a joke. The only moronic people are those reading off the global script snd those believing everything they say.
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