Australia has passed the grim milestone of more than 500,000 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.
The mark was passed on Tuesday after both NSW and Victoria registered record daily case numbers.
NSW had 23,131 new cases, with a further two deaths.
The state has 1344 patients in hospital, up by 139 from the day before, with 105 in intensive care, up by 10.
There were 14,020 cases in Victoria, the first time the state has recorded a one-day total of above 10,000.
There were another two deaths in the state, with 516 patients in hospital - a rise of 25 - while there are four more patients in intensive care, taking the total to 108.
The rise in cases comes as Scott Morrison comes under increasing pressure to make rapid antigen tests free, as widespread shortages continue.
As people struggle to get a rapid test, leading to long queues at PCR testing sites, medical experts have slammed government inaction to secure enough tests to meet demand.
Australian Medical Association vice president Dr Chris Moy said there didn't appear to be a plan from the government surrounding rapid tests.
Australia has recorded more than 500,000 COVID-19 cases amid a shortage of rapid antigen tests
'There is an inability to supply at the critical moment and there is a lack of equity of access and it is costing so much,' he told ABC Radio on Tuesday.
'The case numbers from Omicron is way outside those of Delta ... these numbers are way outside of what people were expecting and this day was always going to come.
'We need rapid antigen tests in play and in people's hands.'
Labor's Linda Burney said the
