The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Trips in Civic are currently at two-thirds of pre-lockdown levels.

Warrigal's three aged care homes in the Canberra region had avoided COVID-19 for almost two years. That changed on New Year's Day.

Residents confined to their rooms, buzzers ignored and staff completely overwhelmed. Desperate staff speak up about what happened as Omicron swept through

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales of $982.25 million, missing the analyst consensus of $1.04 billion. The passenger ticket revenue for the quarter amounted to $617.4 million. Total cruise operating expenses totaled $1.14 billion. The operating loss for the quarter was $(1.03) billion. The cruise operator registered a 59.3%…

This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience can offer the world about future variants, published on February 3, 2022.

Jobs creation was better than expected despite a wave of workers calling in sick as Omicron infections peaked.

Employers added 467,000 jobs last month, despite millions out sick.

Economists had predicted dramatic slump in job growth but labor department figures much better than expected

SSP, which operates fast food chains at railway stations and airports, is ‘well positioned’ for summer