Midday bulletin 29 December 2021

<p>A dramatic jump in the number of COVID cases overnight in NSW, Police in Western Australia searching for the person responsible for sexually assaulting a seven year old girl in her Perth home, Dominic Thiem pull's out of next month's Australian Open due to a long-standing wrist injury.</p><img src="https://feedpress.me/link/18263/14978162.gif" height="1" width="1"/>