Morrison government dragging out Djokovic visa saga ‘as a distraction’, Labor says

Labor has accused the Morrison government of dragging out the

Djokovic’s lawyers are prepared to challenge a visa cancellation, which has made the Australian government hesitant to pull the trigger until it is certain it won’t be reversed by a court.A lengthy legal battle could drag the saga into the next week, when the men’s tennis world No 1 is due to begin his Australian Open title defence.

Although the visa was restored by the federal circuit court on Monday, Hawke began to consider cancelling it again under a separate personal power.but confirmed he expected authorities to enforce “So maybe it’s about time to stop this debacle, finish it once and for all … and make up your mind, Alex Hawke. Where are you, missing in action? Make a decision,” she told Channel Nine’s Today.Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

At a press conference in Maryborough in Queensland, Labor’s shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers accused the government of “using this Novak Djokovic saga as a distraction from the shortages in our supermarkets, the shortages in our chemists, the shortages of workers”., said it should “never have come to this” because Djokovic should not have been granted a visa if not eligible for an exemption.

Albanese noted it had been 60 days since the visa was granted and said the government had “never answered the question of how is it that that visa was granted in the first place if he wasn’t eligible because he wasn’t fully vaccinated”.On Thursday Morrison explained that having a visa is different to satisfying the requirements for entry to Australia, warning those should not be “conflated”.

Perhaps the ALP could prove they are not in fact distracted and could use the time to, oh you know, draft and publicise an asylum seeker policy which wasn’t identical to that of the LNP and so not heartless and soul destroying - any chance ALP?

If he is not getting kicked out from the country, then they send a wrong message: 'Do anything you like, I have money and good lawyer so I can do whatever I want! Rules for other people only to follow, not me!'

Labor says - hahahaha

righto...

Absolutely

I am guessing Scott Morrison didn't even get an anniversary hand job from Jenny

Distraction from disastrous numbers, and deaths, no food on shelves, stealing RATs, Hillsong, what have I missed 🤔

The Australian gov has 'played' Djok lawyers and the Australian public.

Great. The right move.

Good decision

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