The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

The WA premier’s decision to postpone reopening the state seems to be driven by conscience rather than politics.

As West Australian authorities plead for people with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested, what is it exactly you should be keeping an eye out for?

Chief executive says flu-style programme is 'ideal' and signals specialised Omicron vaccine will soon be ready

The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said.

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Australia’s aged care homes are being devastated by the current wave of COVID infections, with more than 1,100 outbreaks affecting over 7,000 residents and staff. Fear of outbreaks has prompted other homes to lock down and their residents are suffering the serious physical and psychological effects of isolation and, sometimes,…

Australian Day barbecues are under threat as Omicron infections continue to cripple meat-processing operations.

Opinion: New Zealanders, increasingly shell-shocked by the way Covid-19 has taken over our lives, are looking for some positive news from the Government. More of the same will no longer work

But Biden’s chief medical adviser also predicts ‘a bit more pain and suffering’

New Zealand's been in a fortunate position until now, but its rose-tinted outlook on Covid is about to come to a crushing end.

Business & Investing: What's behind the dreadful first three weeks of the year on financial markets here and overseas