MELBOURNE, Jan 12 — It was the most unlikely Australian residence for the world’s number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic: a grim, five-storey former hotel with no check-out allowed.
But the 34-year-old ace reportedly was not seen by his fellow residents: about 32 people held under Australia’s stringent immigration policy, some of them for years. Among the mix of demonstrators were at least 20 activists trying to highlight the situation of people caught up in Australia’s strict migration system.On Djokovic’s first day in detention, activist Kim Matousek pointedly remarked on the interest being shown in the tennis ace’s brief stay.
The facility, formerly the Park Hotel, gained notoriety last December when a fire broke out in the building. One person was hospitalised for smoke inhalation. There were no fatalities. “These men, like all those held onshore and offshore in detention, fled their homelands seeking safety.”
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