Australia news updates live: Qld floods; bigger quarantine fines in NSW over Omicron; parliament under pressure. Victoria records 1,179 new Covid cases and six deaths; NSW records 251 cases; ‘significant flooding’ across Queensland town of Inglewood; Labor reportedly ditching fuel emissions standards policy; penalties of $5,000 for those who fail to comply requirements as authorities attempt to curb Omicron variant – follow the day’s news liveWhat does the new variant mean, and how worried should we be?Where has Omicron spread, and why are scientists so concerned?Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingScott Morrison was asked about his senator David Van’s interjections in the senate yesterday, and he had this to say:I expect all parliamentary leaders to be seeking to be uphold those standards have been in the Parliament a long time. Just last week the interjections that I was hearing in the chamber coming across, I mean, these are things that… https://ift.tt/3FWcyAO

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