Novak Djokovic could be forced to leave the country within hours after Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his personal power to cancel the Serbian tennis star’s visa, as his lawyers prepare to file an immediate injunction against the decision.
“In making this decision, I carefully considered information provided to me by the Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Border Force and Mr Djokovic. If the case does go to court, the 20-time grand slam winner’s legal team hope the matter could be heard in court over the weekend and finalised by Sunday, allowing him to play a match early next week if he beats the government for a second time.
it nothing to do with health just another illegal GOV mandate from scomo about control welcome to the AUSTRALIAN COMMUNIST REPUBLIC. ARE THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS READY YET, hitler has been reincarnated . back to WW2. AUSCHWITZ.
Again, we’re the followers, never the leaders. Israel suspending booster campaign, Japan pivoting to treatment which is even more effective than jab. But Australia? We’re still a penal colony at heart where innovative thinking died with end of the auto industry.
What's more important?
Bullshit how hard it's to replaced him it's too easy many players are waiting to replaced him.Employers are tell the workers I can replaced you all anytime ,so stop complaining or reported anything
'Our strong border protection policies have kept Australians safe, prior to COVID and now during the pandemic.' That Australia is IN a pandemic debunks the effectiveness of your policies ScottMorrisonMP
Will The PM invite ex prince Andrew to play wild card in Australian Open? 🤣 let’s compound the fiasco
Oh boo hoo The draw will have to be redone
It’s only the most dirty politics of the current government
He is so thick skin. Should just withdraw and go home. Can always come back next year if covid does go away or just get vaccinated.
Cool can we stop hearing about him now there’s more important things happening
Predictable . Last year when first hit by COVID in June it came out he was a Novax Jocovid . No one ever expected him to be able to get into Au but he tried didn’t he With help of tennis Au - disgusting. They need to resign!!
Diagraceful decision.
this country has turned into the biggest joke in the world.....we need to sack the government and all state governments and get a new system. The lunatics are running the asylum!
What did he expected one rule for him and another for everyone else
Right Decision
So he's gotta go home then🤷♀️
I fully agree with the decision of Novak Djokovic's getting cancelled. It's not acceptable to one set of rules that apply to the rich. One set of rules that apply to everyone else! In my case of not being able to visit my fiancé in Switzerland during the 18 months. Border closed
Health dictatorships around the world, for a pandemic that never ceases to be insignificant, compared to real serious diseases like cancer, are sinking ever deeper into totalitarianism. Even Hitler treated Jesse Owens better...
Deadliest day in NSW of this pandemic. And currently the first 9 stories on your mobile site are tennis and cricket. Seriously?
I am sure they had the revised draw ready to go. If they didn’t then its consistent with the reactive debacle that is our lived experience under the government of ScottytheFailure
Chaos? I think it just means his first round opponent goes through t to R2 or he is replaced by a qualifier.Shouldn’t be that hard, though given their display of ineptitude managing this, it probably will be hard for them to manage.
Scott Morrison’s government now just looks like a bunch of Jackbooted Marxist fools!!!
It's not chaos. It's a bye.
Very happy for Alex Hawke to cancel 'Novax ' Djokovic's visa.We Australians have sacrificed that much to keep our Country from Covid, unfortunately we have thousands of cases in the last days.He lied, not his Agent; he tried buying himself into the Country: Money talks😆😂😂
👏👏👏👏👏
no chaos at all SMH journo, happens in tournaments all the time, injuries & all that 😉 next.
Where's the chaos, the draw is only less 1
Appeal. AlexHawkeMP is an incompetent hack. Here’s Australia’s chance to show that, after the shameful events of the last two years, freedom of movement has been re-established in Australia. AusOpen AO2022 NovakDjokovic
He should have been a responsible adult and ensured that he complied with the rules of the country that was going to pay him for his presence, before agreeing to do so. Gronks.
Sydney Morning Herald in chaos after most unexpected late Friday afternoon announcement by the scheming LNP.
Alex hawk you will not be there after next election
Another scottyFails media distraction from the previous scottyFails media distraction. prefLNPLast COVID19
Correct decision! You’re not above any of us… follow the rules. DjokerNole 👏👏👏 AlexHawkeMP 👍🙌
Good.
Tennis Australia was so confident just because he won a court case, but can't win against Immigration.
Rightfully So.
Show Djokovic the door😂 We don’t want this jerk in Australia💪
It's not chaos, a wildcard takes his spot. Seems incredibly straightforward.
What’s the point of virtue signaling. So smart to be stuck on rules that practically doesn’t make sense. He doesn’t have Covid now. But let’s just throw him out. Oh my gosh. Australians are so square. To the point it’s stupid. Even a judge threw the initial cancel out. FairDinkum
Hillsong wins. Gotta love Australian politics… so entertaining.
Sounds like scummo and his cowboy outfit have found a new distraction to hide this government's incompetence, dishonesty and corruption. And I'm sure the media will happily run with it until he can invent a new drawn out distraction. DjokovicOut
First round bye for a lucky player
Yes the Government run the clock
La fin de sa carrière en Australie. Il a menti à Borders and Custom, il sera interdit de territoire pour au moins 3 ans. Il ne rejouera plus à Melbourne.
Bye bye Novax! 👉🛫
Well done Minister
Took these focus group quite some time …
Friday's usual 'taking out the trash' by the Morrison government....
Your being a bit OTT if he got injured would the draw be in Chaos I don't think so
Chaos? What drama queens. Just call him injured (which happens every tournament) and get on with the tournament.
Good riddance / he’s made a complete fool of Australia over the last week.
Good! Now, if we can just get the same for Hillsong…
So a country with nigh on 150,000 cases daily protects its country by throwing out a person who is not infectious. This decision is ludicrous and can only be politically motivated. There is no health risk from any person without the virus.
At least his compatriot will pass through to second round via walkover. Poss planned ? 😉😉😉😉
Cue the riots again in Melbourne. Perfect fucking timing
lol. chaos. drama queens.
the rules apply to all
Go RAFA!
Chaos? He’s 1 player - the other 127 players that followed the rules can now get on with the tournament 👏🏻
But the HillSong festival can go ahead - Blessed be the fruit Hillsong Novak_Djokovic
Good!
The only decision the government could have made.
Good call
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