We’re going to wrap up the blog there for today. Here is what you need to know:

Tennis Australia has backtracked its decision to ban ‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts at the Australian Open after global outrage, though banners are still banned.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has extended health restrictions for another month in his state and has flagged a return of elective surgeries in mid-February.

There were 78 deaths and more than 47,000 new COVID-19 cases confirmed across Australia yesterday. There were 18,512 new cases and 29 deaths in NSW, 14,836 cases and 29 deaths in Victoria, 9546 cases and 11 deaths in Queensland, 1869 cases and five deaths in SA, 904 cases and one death in the ACT, 643 cases and one death in Tasmania, 517 cases and two deaths in the NT, and 18 cases in WA.

Nearly two dozen sailors on an Australian military ship delivering aid to Tonga have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday, raising fears they could bring COVID-19 to a Pacific nation that has so far managed to avoid any outbreaks.

NSW Treasury secretary Michael Pratt has resigned after five years in the role and will return to the private sector, following a long-running scandal over the controversial Transport Asset Holding Entity.

Have a great evening.