Djokovic said he was"extremely disappointed" with the court's ruling but stressed he will"cooperate" with authorities in regards to his departure from Australia.
Chief Justice Allsop said it was not “part of the function of the court” to decide upon “the merits or wisdom” of Immigration Minister Alex Hawke's decision to cancel Djokovic’s visa.He said the court “was not in a position to deliver reasons today” but further reasoning on the court’s decision will be published “at a later date.”The decision means that Djokovic, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, is expected to remain in immigration detention in Melbourne until he is deported.
"I would like to wish the players, tournament officials, staff, volunteers and fans all the best for the tournament."Minister Hawke welcomed the decision by the Federal Court to uphold Djokovic's visa cancellation in "the public interest". The minister had claimed the presence of a "high profile" athlete like Djokovic, who is unvaccinated, could foster "anti-vaccine" sentiment and "civil unrest" in Australia.
I hear there are alot of homeless people too.
Hopefully that means he can't come back here for 3 years!
This is terrible news. We treated him poorly. He has always been a big draw card at the AO. He donated money towards the bushfire. Did Scott Morrison donate any money on his large wage It's all so hypercritical. How can judges be so different regarding the law
AO now is AC.
I often wondered why English speaking countries don't have their own word for Schadenfreude when they are quite good at it.
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9 Australian Opens.1 Australia closed. A disgusting decision against all-time AO great.
Stop Stop Stop the news abt him now...
sbsportuguese What an embarrassment for Australia 🤦♂️ The federal elections will be brutal to the coalition 🗳
ah well. Whoever wins the open will know that they won it when the best player in the world wasn't there...yeah, think that takes the tarnish of it somewhat. Regardless of what you believe about the jab.
There are still those that think the govt did this for 'doing the right thing'....its election year, pure and simple. Did they make C Hemsworth quarantine for 2 weeks in a hotel when he returned from overseas in the early covid days, same as the public. No, they're full of shit
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A very SAD day for Australia. I hope Novak can put this disgusting treatment behind him and carry on as the great sportsman that he is. Ashamed to be Australian in these times of the virus. And everyone who ousted him should be ashamed as well.
Hawke demonstrates his steadfast belief in FABLES by inferring he knows what is best for Australia
Lost the Grand Slam by only two shots
Djokovic, Before you come here, you should respect Australia. Australian being one of the highest vaccination country and Melbourne being the most lockdown City in the world. You are unvaccinated not following Covid restriction want to bend the rules just because you are No 1?
1000 NSW Health workers sacked or quit after refusing to be vaccinated
if you not vaccinated you don't have a human rights
Oh well…he shouldn’t have lied on his visa application
Despite all the politicization around this, as people love to do, it was the legal and correct thing. The law has to apply to everyone equally. I wonder if he has ruined his career. It's been noted most other countries who hold tournaments won't allow him in unvaccinated.
This is so bad
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Well done, judges. Good decision. In ROME, do as the Romans do. Vaccinate in order to play. No vaccine, go home. Stay home. Don't endanger other innocent people by setting a really bad example, especially for the children.
Opinions are great but surely the Djokovic saga is beyond shameful. Regardless of your political affiliations this Govt,Vict Govt & Tennis Oz are a FKN disgrace.
Great news 👏 👍 and the right decision
good It's not often I agree with JulianBurnside SatPaper australian GuardianAus abcnews SBSNews auspol
Good. Throw him out. And also deport the fake illegal refos in detention.
I just turned on ABC News to hear about Djokovic, a fire fighter lighting fires, covid, Netherlands, cricket ....... did I miss the bits about Tonga ...? Guess I will have to wait for SBS World news ...
georgeginis Honestly, it happens to him right. He did not abide by the rules and falsified documents, which is the just punishment for that. He's not worth being a champion. I think it's good that your government has remained tough and so have the judges.
Best news ever
The whole saga could have been avoided. I understand the visa application was lodged quite some time ago. He didn’t have covid then. How did he get covid on 16th December, could have press conference, photo shoot etc?
Game, set and match.
Sad day for Australia. Sad day for tennis. My sympathy to his family, supporters and the good people of Serbia. 💛💛💛
Suffer in your Djoks mate
I am on my way to the Melbourne CBD to see how the Lebos, Serbs and Greek far right protesting and rioting
Let's hope that no one will will enter the stadium, with a specific reason, to cause vindictive mayhem. Don't take it out on players, please. Let's just talk about tennis now.
Good!
About time
Wonder what ‘spin’ the family will try and say in their press conference
edengillespie 🎉
Bahaha. Seeya
In this world of inequity, I love seeing the privileged, arrogant Djokovic being turned away after being caught repeatedly lying & flaunting the COVID protocols that most of are adhering to for the common good. YES!!
. GOOD !! DJOKOVIC GO HOME !!
Does the Cancellation come with a 3 year ban?
PetraAu Bye Novax
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