Tennis Australia reverses 'Where is Peng Shuai?' T-shirt ban at Australian Open

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The tennis body has confirmed to SBS News that the wearing of the T-shirts will be permitted at the Australian Open, but large banners could still be barred due to safety concerns. Tennis Australia had said the T-shirts were confiscated because they were deemed political, which contravened its ticketing policy.A spokesperson said the body would now take a common-sense approach to its ticketing conditions and would allow certain messaging as long as there was no disruption to the event.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton had earlier described the situation as a “human rights issue” and not a “political one” that must be addressed.

Where is Assange? Why aren't any of you concerned?

It is total lies, those that wear that shirt are idiots who have no understanding of the world.

Although it’s a commercial event, Organizer may worry about media backslash, as a tennis community, we should standby up for our people and fight for the sports spirit of freedom

T shirt wearer has been living under a rock. Read this

A good U-turn.

Care to check her Chinese social media?

Western media get so high on this and completely ignore she is pretty active on social media. Well, you still can say she’s forced to.

Ask your daddy

SBS Tennis Australia is just a bunch of spineless no good doers…. First Novak debacle now this, sack the lot of them!!!!!!

Everyone attending needs to wear one whereispengshuai

Gosh, Craig Tiley in reverse in order to hang on to his job. Fire him as a conniving man who is not half as clever as he thinks he is.

Tennis Australia continuing a fine tradition of being a day late and a dollar short.

Never missing!!! MoA - The 'Missing' Star Athlete Peng Shuai Is Not Missing At All

AO should hold its head in shame,will take monies from Chinees Co,wait till next Sunday Final AO will make international headline

About time

Her voice matters. Leave Peng alone as she is very happy in China .

Now they must compensate all those who were criminally evicted from the Aus open yesterday.

It's all about the election.

This has been orchestrated by your hypocritical govt in effort to discredit China. The girl is not lost... she is not missing.

As they should. All civilized people want to know the answer to that question. Where is Peng Shai?

It’s too late now. TennisAustralia has proven it’s moral obligations is not that of human rights or moral standards & freedom of speech within democracies, it has demonstrated appalling ignorance of Australian values, one could say it’s behaviour would also include indigenous.

Tennis Australia should ne er have banned them in the first place snd nor should they have allowed Djokovic in what are they doing

Filthy hyping around Peng by western media and pollies is purely out of lies, Sionphobic hatred and hideous ignorance, nothing else at all.

Could Tennis Australia look after my daughter's wedding because I hate her financee and want the wedding to turn into a total debacle

Excellent decision from Tennis Australia. There is hope after all.

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