Tougher quarantine fines come into force in NSW as National Cabinet leaders urged to stick to reopening plans

Prime Minister Scott Morrison used Tuesday's national cabinet to urge state and territory leaders to stick to their reopening plans, despite Omicron raising anxieties about the virus.

People arriving at Sydney International Airport in Sydney. Source: AAP

Australia will continue its path towards a Christmas reopening while health authorities gather more information about the new strain.

Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly told the state and territory heads it would be up to two weeks before there was enough information to paint a clear picture about the variant's threat.

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