Federal parliament has been asked to acknowledge publicly the harm caused by bullying and sexual misconduct at the apex of Australian politics.

It's likely a woman who has been circulating in Sydney and on the NSW Central Coast is the fifth person in NSW to have contracted the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

A "very concerning" increase in eating disorders among young people is among the issues expected to be investigated by an inquiry into Queensland's mental health services.

Four cases of coronavirus from the Omicron variant have been confirmed in NSW after the discovery of two more infected people.

Queensland plans to "proceed" with reopening its borders, but is keeping an eye on the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Investigators believe the key to how Belgian teenager Theo Hayez vanished lies with what happened at 1.02am at a northern NSW beach on June 1, 2019.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT OMICRON?South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the variant was linked to an "exponential rise" of cases in the country in the past few days.

Scott Morrison has assured Australians the country is not facing the same sort of challenges it endured when the coronavirus first arrived in early 2020, as a new variant is confirmed in NSW.

The Morrison government will introduce legislation this week to crack down on abuse and bullying on social media.

Emergency services volunteers have been forced to perform an "unacceptable" number of flood rescues across NSW as rising waters drive residents from their homes in the Upper Hunter.