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SYDNEY, Dec 28 – Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted reopening of the economy, while state leaders argued over domestic border controls. The outbreak has also fuelled a resumption of fractious domestic politics which defined much of the pandemic as some states resist calls to remove internal border controls. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said a quarter of clinical tests in his state were “Tourism tests” for asymptomatic people, bringing huge pressure of the health system, long testing queues and wait times of several days for results.
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