7NEWS Update - Friday December 31, 2021: COVID close contact shake-up; attack on Old Parliament House condemned

12/30/21 • 17 min

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Omicron is a game changer, announcing a major shakeup of the definition of close contacts to slash testing queues; First Nations leaders have condemned protests outside Canberra's Old Parliament House which left parts of the historical building burnt out; and former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell could spend the rest of her life behind bars after being convicted of sex trafficking teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein. Presented by Natarsha Belling. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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7NEWS Update - Thursday December 30, 2021: National Cabinet to redefine COVID close contacts; NSW COVID case record

The country's leaders will discuss a new definition for close contacts at an emergency National Cabinet meeting today, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison expected to push for a national system where the only people considered close contacts are those who live in the same household as a positive case; New South Wales has recorded an astonishing jump in COVID cases, almost doubling cases to 11,201 yesterday; and North Queensland is bracing for a wet and wild few days ahead, as a tropical low moves across the state, bringing monsoonal rain, damaging winds and potential flash flooding. Presented by Natarsha Belling. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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7NEWS Update - Monday January 3, 2022: NSW COVID hospitalisations double; WA a fortress once again

COVID-19 hospitalisations in New South Wales have doubled in the week since Christmas with just over 1,000 people now in hospital - the Government says the health system can manage the surging case load but paramedics disagree; Western Australia has now essentially banned all interstate travel, with Tasmania and the ACT upgraded from medium to high-risk jurisdictions overnight; and Prince Andrew's second attempt to have a sexual lawsuit against him dropped has been rejected by a U.S. Federal Court judge. Presented by Angie Asimus. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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