Australia news live update: NSW records 29 Covid deaths and 63,018 cases; Victoria reports 18 deaths and 34,836 cases; 3,500 in hospital

NSW reports 2,525 Covid cases in hospital on state's deadliest day of pandemic; 976 hospitalisations in Victoria; federal government expected to rule on Novak Djokovic's visa today. Follow all the day's news live Scott Morrison's response to Omicron staffing crisis falls short, Australian businesses and unions say Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing NSW premier Dominic Perrottet will be up at 10am. The Transport Workers' Union national secretary, Michael Kaine, was on ABC News ...