New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet is standing by his decision to keep the state open during the Omicron outbreak, despite facing ongoing criticism of his government’s approach to handling the pandemic, which some feared could undermine the premier’s bid to retain seats at the recent by-election. The Liberal-National Coalition government looks set to lose its bid for the multicultural electorate of Strathfield in Sydney, and the South Coast seat of Bega to the Australian Labor Party (ALP) over the weekend’s “super Saturday” by-elections where four seats were up for grabs. Perrottet said the government will reflect and learn from “some disappointing results across the board,” but maintained that his approach to COVID-19 restrictions would not change. “Going into lockdowns may be popular, but it is not right,” he told Liberal supporters in Strathfield on Saturday. “We need to keep businesses open. We need to keep people in work.” …