7NEWS Update - Thursday December 30, 2021: National Cabinet to redefine COVID close contacts; NSW COVID case record

The country's leaders will discuss a new definition for close contacts at an emergency National Cabinet meeting today, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison expected to push for a national system where the only people considered close contacts are those who live in the same household as a positive case; New South Wales has recorded an astonishing jump in COVID cases, almost doubling cases to 11,201 yesterday; and North Queensland is bracing for a wet and wild few days ahead, as a tropical low moves across the state, bringing monsoonal rain, damaging winds and potential flash flooding. Presented by Natarsha Belling. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.