By Amy Remeikis
Daniel Andrews speaks after Victorian government secures votes for amended pandemic legislation; Paul Kelly says ‘we don’t know still about vaccine effectiveness’ against Omicron variant; Victoria records 917 Covid cases and six deaths; NSW records 179 cases and three deaths – follow all the day’s news live
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- Where has Omicron spread, and why are scientists so concerned?
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For those asking, there are five cases of the new Omicron confirmed in Australia – all are in quarantine.
There are four in Sydney (after two more were confirmed late yesterday) and one in the Northern Territory.
The corporate regulator has taken the unprecedented step of launching multiple legal actions at once against one of Australia’s big four banks.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit Westpac with six civil penalty proceedings in the federal court, which could draw a combined penalty of more than $100m.
Category: Australian politics, Scott Morrison, Australia news, Coronavirus
