Australia news LIVE: NSW’s Omicron COVID-19 cases grow as first infection detected in Victoria; second day of first Ashes Test in Brisbane

Pressure is growing on former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to make a call on whether or no to run for federal politics, the Victorian government says it will fix the state’s strained emergency call system and Britain and Canada have joined Australia and America’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.