Lr Danni Moore News Today

Die-hard New Years Eve revellers are heading out for a night of fun despite warnings from health authorities to avoid crowds amid rising Omicron case numbers.

New Years Eve revellers who accepted the advice they were far safer from Covid-19 outdoors than indoors were rewarded with prime viewing positions on Sydney Harbour and light queues.

Australia has welcomed in 2022 spearheaded by Sydney staging the worlds biggest New Years Eve fireworks display, a dazzling, technicolour extravaganza on the famous harbour.

Australians have awoken to their first day of 2022 with some nursing sore heads and looking a little worse for wear following wild celebrations across the country.