Novak Djokovic's visa cancelled for second time leaving his Australian Open bid in doubt

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Novak Djokovic's visa cancelled by Immigration Minister ahead of Australian Open

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The tennis star's legal team is expected to appeal against the minister's decision in a bid to allow him to stay and play in the Australian Open.

It is expected that he will be once again taken to immigration detention in Melbourne, but it is unclear yet when or if that has happened. The world number one men's tennis player was included in yesterday's Australian Open draw and was set to face fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of the tournament on Monday.questions had also been raised about whether the 34-year-old lied on a border entry formIn a statement on Instagram he said his team filed the document and the mistake was a "human error", and he had provided additional information to the government for the minister to consider.

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AustralianOpen2022 NovakDjokovic has yet to even have himself tested for COVID19 since his arrival! Such blatant disregard for others (including fellow players) and another country's mandates for entry is criminal. And I don't care how famous he may be TennisAustralia

Who cares

At least you will not be dropping dead on the court like the football players. Go Novak.

Hooray, we don't have to see that smug 'I a better that everyone face' again. I hope that he is not allowed in for the three years.

How many Australians were not allowed entry unless fully vaxxed. Djokavic LET ALONE wasnt truthful, was irresponsible around non infected and didnt wear a mask during a photo shoot. How can we let him laugh our rules? not fair to see other players respect but he refuses!

I was kinda looking forward to seeing him being booed on court. Oh well.😂😂

It's all in the timing. Immigration Minister needs to be sacked.

Federal court can work over the weekend for this ... is this common or is there something not right here ? a non-citizen of this country can challenge the law in our own courts .. not once but twice .. hope we can kick out an unwanted guest if they ever come to our house

Everybody else sacrificed, some significantly more than others. Despite the conscience of being human beings' only defence against Covid19, here is the worst kind who despite fame & wealth fails to live the true greatness and becomes a shame of his generation, sport and country.

Tennis Australia have been very quiet through this whole debacle have they not? They laying vert low!

DjokovicOut all you hear about, you'd think the pandemic was over? Can we please get back to important things? GetVaccinatedNow loveislove BlackLivesMatter Etc. Etc.

Absolutely the right decision! Be gone. Stop wasting the tax payers money with the feds and the high court. We have more important things on like sorting out something called Covid, jobs, and the economy hello. DjokovicOut sendhimhome GameOver AustralianOpen have some respect

Glad to see this decision was made, hope he gets the message to piss off

Get outta here Djokovic 🥾

If it iis the ministers decision, how is it back in court tonight?

Super-confused. Reads like he was relying on getting covid in order to enter Australia unvaccinated. Which seems a strange strategy in advance of a grand slam.

Kick him out!

The real question is was this such a mess in the first place? If our government can’t make a simple decision about a visa efficiently, no wonder they can’t run the country. They are a danger to Australians and an embarrassment for Australia.

About time to go to his Mama we dont want him here HE uses our oxygen and we stop him like we stop all the refugees some are better then him no liars no bullies not wankers no farckwits He tick All the above boxes bye say hi to YOUR Mama

At long last.

Boooooo

Time for NoVax use his mastercard instead of his Visa…

need to look other way the case. I support immunisation method, but this is not only the way to fight the virus, the nature way to keep your body healthy, prevent virus effect is ideal benefit whole life, his inspirations is great model in nature way success, why ignore it?

4 days of deliberation announced on friday night when it was a set up from day 1. They used Novax as a circus act, as he jumped through hoops and snares, all so they could keep the media away from the destruction caused by the 'let it rip' campaign 56 dead today. Shamefull!!!!

I’m not a huge fan of Djokovic, but he should never have been tempted to travel to Australia unvaccinated. If I was in his shoes, I would take control by leaving the country immediately, vowing never to play in the Aus Open again, and putting the blame squarely on Craig Tiley.

🕺🏼😷💉

What a disgrace the Australian government has become. For all Aussies cheering this madness- consider that if the vax worked (Pfizer CEO has admitted 2 jabs doesn’t 🙊) you wouldn’t be terrified of the people who have remained the way they were born (with natural immunity).

Gee i am sure all the empty heads will now vote LNP.

Priceless!

No-Vax Job-a-shit........ Gonski's

Finally

Soo long Novak it hasn't been good!

What a cluster fuck of a shit show. Feel for you Novax Jokeokovic DjokerNole

This one goes out to all those families who had a loved one massacred in Srebrenica by this dude’s patriots! Well done immigration minister! This time, please make sure he stays out. We don’t want him here after all the sacrifices we have had to make.

See you later alligator! Hmmm wonder what LACOSTE brand team are thinking 🏧?

We r in serious war, all must act like a Soldier & don't support selfish ones. Ready to put our life for country. Vaccine reduces death & stops Juke & Junk. Feel sorry for our Health Army that have to suffer due to Joke ones

Perfect! Good decision

The Minister for Immigration just had to confirm the Border Force cancellation of the visa, didn’t he? Otherwise, there would be no control of borders.

Only one word ,,, Yay!!!!!

Well I hope all those windging supporters that live here are going to stick to there words and deport with him, bye bye

He had a valid medical exemption and a valid visa! Two separate applications! His medical exemption was not canceled! Nothing to do with being vaxxed or unvaxxed! Right? His visa was canceled! After a court re-instated! Are we trusting the courts here? No!!! The court was wrong!

Couldn't we keep him? Pretty please! What an excellent ambassador he would be, advocating for Australia's political prisoners from among them. C'mon, Minister Hawke (Sounds good, doesn't it!). Go ask somebody. LNPFail PermanentVisaNOW hometobilo

Won't Nadal be pleased?

BoycottAusOpen Stupid Australian Arrogance!!!

When will ABF pick him up & detain him? Emirates flight out 11:30pm tonight 👍🛫🛫✈️

Why did they give him visa in first place?

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke uses his ministerial powers to cancel Djokovic's visa on 'health and good order grounds' - so he DOESN'T have natural immunity from December?

HahhahahahhahahahahhHHHahhahhahahah

So so so so happy the gov made the right decision

Surely the question ‘have you been double vaccinated against Covid-19?’ is part of the application and approval process?

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finally the government follows the rules

Is he subject to three-year exclusion period for making false declarations?

Win win!

Aside from Murdoch/Morrison Sport distractions, here’s what actually matters. Morrison, Perrottet and Hazzard dubbed ‘Let it Rip’ - they created this shitshow all over Australia and are using the Djokovic as a scapegoat. Their making. MorrisonFailure AusOpen AusPol2022

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Another Morrison government scam! Djokovic will fight this and will apply for a bridging Visa while they do so. He will be granted this over the weekend, ready to play Monday. Finish the tournament then go home. Can't tell me Oz Govt don't know this. MorrisonGovernmentscam

FANTASTIC that JUSTICE is done!

Good, he’s not above the law so let’s get him gone. We poms in Aus have missed out on our family visiting, we’ve missed funerals, illness etc. and as far as I’m concerned he can go F**k himself twice over.

Omicron is ravaging the Australian community brought to our shores from South Africa but border authorities pick a fight with a tennis player to demonstrate strong borders pre-elections, bizarre ?

Morrison handled this cunningly, he should have known this was coming but has done this for an exercise in border strength and political mileage. I despise him. Australia knows better. Djokovic

Good riddance.

Dearly hope Djok wins in court. Even just to see the reaction of all those outraged, sanctimonious Aussies stomping their little feet. 😄

Why his lawyers trying now to get an injuction? I watch the boarder security and how they make a raid at dawn on house inhibited by some illegal and immediately to detention then deported in first flight home Si because he is a millionaire he still can stay and play.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💐👏

Ohhh, a new announcement

Justice has been served. No one can challenge Australia's security regardless of your social status and background. Good job Alex!

Good deport straight away

Breaking News: Australia has recorded a 7.3 magnitude earthquake today. In an unrelated incident 20 million Australians are being sued buy Billy Birmingham for simultaneously leaping in the air and shouting his 12th Man Bill Lawry classic line 'Yesssss....F$& Off....He's Out!'

Serbians leaving Australia 🇦🇺 in protest

Australians fail to realise that we are a backwater country, like the hicks of the world right now. In the EU all people who test positive for Covid are automatically granted natural immunity for 6 months minimum, which is based on science.

Hooray. Now let’s get back to our current situation where our health and well-being is the issue of the day. Access to RAT’s, boosters, vaccinations…what’s important to the majority. Sigh.

Your all championing our government circumventing the very system designed to protect us all. Government says no, court says yes, gov says no anyway.

bug bye. don’t let the door hit your arse on the way home

wow,3 years lol,,,also warning dont let others fill in a shit,,right decision though

Country is going down the toilet

How poor is this government

Should ask the immigration minister where he found his balls. Taken him long enough.

This is fair

What a typically gutless and spineless act by AlexHawkeMP - straight out of ScoMo's punitive Pentecostal playbook. What a low act. JustALiberal auspol AusOpen DjokerNole

Not surprised

The sheer high percentage rate of unvaxed in ICU and death in NSW and Vic torpedoed Djokovic rejection. To remain means being unvaxed is a glory, it isn't.

Novak needs to learn to respect others!

AndreaR9Md it took all week but Novax has had his Visa cancelled 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Exhausted already... what a mess... what a bullshit country... Australia does not deserve a GRAND SLAM. Officially declared North Korea 2.0... What a shame in front of the whole free and democtratic world... I did not see it coming...

Australia is now confirmed crazy. Was one of the best places up until around 2010.

Serbia searching for an Archduke to shot, so they can ensure war against Australia.

I really don't care about this person. It's a distraction from all the real and important news.

Visa denied to distract from LiberalAus stealing RATs orders from Australian businesses.

Yay!!!!

What a relief! I feel so much safer now, the pandemic is over!

Kudos to Australia; NO ONE should be above the law!

Fantastic! I couldn't see my wife at the Alfred Hospital while she was recovering from a double lung transplant. I listened and followed the rules yet this individual wants to think he above the law of the land. Australian couldn't say goodbyes to their loved ones either

As the number 1 player cannot compete for 4 years in The Oz Open, and given D’s determination and influence within tennis, there is a real likelihood that the Oz Open, 2022, is the last one. Why? Dumb, base, idiot politics.

Fantastic!!

Pure politics from our grossly incompetent government to distract from their handling of the pandemic. Sorry DjokerNole you’re still a champion and winner in my eyes.

On balance, his conduct warranted it. Hard to feel much sympathy given the smug moral superiority of his family's press conference after the initial technicality decision. Not well handled by the government and federations, though, probably damages our reputation internationally.

He had every opportunity to remove himself!

Good, send him back home

Good it should not have been even a debate . He lied and cheated he should’ve had a heavy fine too

This aged poorly

About time ... exit stage right Mr Djokovic

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy :)

Amazing how many major annoncements this govt makes late on a Friday afternoon.

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