Fears OMICRON Variant May Have Reached Australia

Star News Briefing

NSW health has confirmed it is undertaking urgent testing to determine if two passengers who arrived in Sydney from southern Africa overnight have the new COVID variant.

OMICRON cases have emerged in the UK, Germany and Italy.

Anonymous online trolls will soon face being publicly identified in world-first laws set to be announced by the PM.

In sport, the Matildas prepare for US rematch after suffering 3-nil loss.

And in entertainment, Dwayne Johnson has raised a glass to celebrate Red Notice becoming Netflix's most-watched movie.

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