The last time a Serbian triggered this much international angst was in 1914, when a nationalist assassinated the Archduke of Austria, creating a chain of events that led to World War I. For a tiny nation, Serbs have an outsized knack for causing international strife. A true son of Serbia, tennis player Novak Djokovic has turned Australia into an international human rights flash point by turning up unvaccinated.
Rules are rules the Prime Minister declared, especially when it comes to our borders. Rules weren’t rules last year, when celebrities travelled to and from Australia while ordinary people were denied a permit to leave, or even more scandalously, not afforded the most basic right of a citizen to return to their country. Now though, when Australia chooses to insist on a medical procedure as a condition of entry to Australia the rules are suddenly rigid.
Here I should insert the usual disclaimers. Vaccination has contributed significantly to reducing the severity of many diseases, including COVID-19. Australia’s very high COVID vaccination rate puts us in a strong position to manage the transition from pandemic to endemic which is currently occurring. As the world opens up, it is clear that fully vaccinated and even boostered people can still catch and transmit the virus, but also that those people will generally suffer less from its effects.
Vaccination does not, however, prevent the spread of COVID-19. The current Omicron strain infects vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike. It has made a mockery of PCR tests and rapid antigen tests which are most reliable at reporting an infection when it has already been hitching a lift for some days. In most cases treatable with paracetamol, Omicron has also turned emergency powers into a club to kill a gnat.
Civil liberties organisations are becoming increasingly concerned that this club will be brought out every flu season on the pretext of protecting society from an infection. The US-based New Civil Liberties Alliance has been running cases to challenge the health edicts imposed by government agencies.
parnellpalme The govt was pushing to open the boarders but then decided to close the boarders to Djokovic. What hypocrisy ! Djokovic had legal exemption to enter . There is no crime in Australia if you are not vaccinated.
parnellpalme No Morrison and perrotet have perpetuated eugenics and destroyed our economy who cares abt bloody Novax only u as a distraction
parnellpalme Issues are: (1) Feds covid policies don’t apply equally to all- be that amngst Aussies, or amngst visitors. (2) bcos, Feds have relied on states to inform their border policy since covid-cos they’re all different. Feds in wrong on Djoko saga. They intervened when hadn’t prior.
parnellpalme The worst aspects of Australia
parnellpalme It’s a privilege to play at the Australian open not a right!!, I doubt very much he will be invited back ever again.
parnellpalme Djokovic isn't infected and is coming to a nation where the virus is running rampant, as it is doing elsewhere. So perhaps Australia is the threat to Djokovic? We seem incredibly petty right now.
parnellpalme Tennis Australia made a fool out of us.
parnellpalme France is providing an example of the perverse consequences of a rigid stance Only from a lay persons perspective,the maj of medical experts agree being vaxed lessens the severity of illness, & all medicos treating patients especially those infected, wear PPE to prevent spread
parnellpalme Visa is cancelled ❌ full stop... Let's move to the next news....anything else is happening in the world 🌍
parnellpalme 'His lies have significantly tarnished his case to stay in Australia'.
parnellpalme He is the worst hazard to the whole world not just Australia. Being positive and go around kids and others.
parnellpalme Not even gonna bother reading crap from this woman. Still don't understand how she's qualified to have an informed opinion on anything, let alone the complexities of immigration law and public health. Must have put out big time to get this gig.
parnellpalme Yup! His freedom to choose leads to him choosing to advocate for a choice that combined with his broad influence leads to countless hospitalisations and deaths globally. NoVaxDeathKovic DjokovicOut
parnellpalme Tennis players have fuzzy balls. 🎾
parnellpalme Nah The worst aspects of the pandemic are the number of people who've suffered & died I love how Libertarians dismiss death as some sort of inconvenient side effect of the pandemic, which only happens to other people, not them, or those they love HCWs? Meh... But, sure Jan
parnellpalme Time for him to leave
parnellpalme Is the pm caving to doikovic? Sounds like he is agreeing to every lie djokovic told
parnellpalme He is a Thorn in the side of all Govts following The Great reset
parnellpalme No. The man knew he was positive and didn't tell the journalist whose hand he shook. The man should be incarcerated.
parnellpalme Immigration Minister Alex Hawke concedes the unvaccinated Djokovic entered Australia with a VALID medical exemption and poses a low risk of catching and spreading the virus due to recent infection. The 2nd cancellation of VISA is due to spreading anti-vax sentiment. Not true👇
parnellpalme The only reason this simple visa process has become a rolling political circus is because this Prime Minister couldn’t help but sink his grubby fingers into it for domestic political purposes. In case people forgotten it is not normal for world leaders to announce individual visa
parnellpalme Opinion: Djokovic case will perpetuate the worst aspects of AUSTRALIA'S REACTION TO the pandemic FIFY
parnellpalme “his continued presence in Australia might encourage others not to comply with public health measures…unvaccinated people refusing to be vaccinated,..heaving their views reinforced.” Kick him out tomorrow. DjokovicOut
parnellpalme He is a political vic time of the system in AU. But ok for Hillsong to throw a mass party.
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