The arguments have now wrapped up in the case. In short, Djokovic’s lawyers have questioned immigration minister Alex Hawke’s assertion the tennis player could fuel anti-vax sentiment, and suggested the minister unfairly relied on a single news article to determine his views.
So while Djokovic’s team is relying heavily on essentially throwing out the BBC article, one of the three judges has said the minister can assume the Serbian has anti-vaccination tendencies based on far more than one story and the minister doesn’t have to lay out all the sources for that conclusion.That’s a huge help to Stephen Lloyd, the QC for the minister, who laid out the government’s case for why the visa cancellation should stand.
Justice Allsop also pressed Mr Lloyd on a point raised by Djokovic’s team, that while the minister had raised the issue of how anti-vaxxers might be emboldened by the star’s presence the “counter factual” argument wasn’t investigated as to what the impact might be to the same people if Djokovic was sent packing.
But Mr Wood argued that the Minister overreached in this explanation and that the visa cancellation was “irrational, logical and unreasonable” as it could actually stir up anti-vax sentiment more than the Serb remaining in Australia.
Come back when vaxinated
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Australia 🇦🇺 well done.
Eat 💩!!
firstworldproblems poor guy. where's the gofundme page! 🙄🙄🙄😷 auspol AusOpen NovakDjokovic
100% of the professional athletes who entered willing to compete per the rules are here competing. those who entered not willing to compete per the rules got sent home, it's that simple..
Never realised how vindictive Australians have become .
Djokovic will beat the record in grand slam, despite the hatred and jealousy of the Australians. He expected it, he knew that with a people who committed genocide against the Aborigines, he had no chance. Rio Tinto will now get out of Serbia!
Good luck to all of you in North Korea! Australia
Anyone able to get any RATs? Lol 😂 or is govt trying to find something else to distract people from the real issues
The anti-rights people win again. Bugger. Sorry Novak.
Time to Send Sally Capp back to PNG the most arrogant and worst Lord Mayor for Melbourne now the crime capital of Australia
Disgrace to Australia
Huge victory for the Australian government overturning the Australian government’s decision to allow Novak Djokovic to enter the country.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison getting desperate in an election year and will try anything at anyone's expense to get re-elected. Must be behind in the poles. auspol AusPol2022
As in this very minutes Djokovic about to leave Australia , a question pop up in my head: are Australian government made the right decision or have failed ?
Maybe Novak did it intentionally? He felt he was not gonna win, so didn’t vaccinate, knowing Australia wouldn’t let him in. Now he can brag about how close he was to becoming a player with most Grand Slam wins! Am I brilliant or what? 😀F**k you, Sherlock! 😎
Congrats Australia!🎉🍾🥂
Nole please leave Pyongyang
Good riddance Knobvak Dropkickovic!
This is an exaggeration!
Hectic. Mari yamborambawo kushanda apa. Rules are rules though. But what a mess of a situation.
Everyone put your tennis racquet at the front door tonight
Don't let your racket hit you in the arse on the way out
The DT are going to have a field day with the headline for this Minister named 'Hawke' 'Challenge' in 'court' Djokovic 'out' of the country/Open
GTFO
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