Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used discretionary powers to cancel the visa of Djokovic, who is unvaccinated for COVID-19, after a court quashed an earlier revocation and released him from immigration detention on Monday."I do agree with what the government has done. Rules are rules. If you break the rules there are a lot of consequences," Lou Ricciardi, a 68-year-old fashion agent from Adelaide who is in Melbourne with his family to watch the Australian Open qualifiers, told Reuters.
Jason Martin, a 25-year-old maintenance worker from the Melbourne suburb of Scoresby, said that the decision could have been taken sooner. "We had a thing like in mid-October where you have to get vaccinated otherwise you weren't able to work at all. It's been a tough time for most workers here in Australia," Martin said.
"So to see him come in without being vaccinated and being allowed to work in Victoria was kind of a kick in the face for all of us workers.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comOur Standards:Subscribe to our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
OMG how will I ever fall asleep tonite knowing he can’t play tennis! Does anybody really care?
Follow na kare .. who fools sumrag WagleKiDuniya
Exactly one rule for normal people who can slip in by the same rules but use a Tennis player, a great one for political mileage when he uses the same rules. Excellent well done Australia
In many instances, I think Novak Djokovic lets his ego & arrogance stand in his way. Maybe he needs to go to Rafa, who is an epitome of humility, to learn some lessons in humility as a STAR.
Buh bye Novak. Oh btw, your home country wants to discuss your going out in public after testing positive for Covid just the day before and placing others in harm’s way.
Rules are rules, but not the same for all tennis players in Australian Open, as some of them are still their and not beeing questioned. Unfortunatelly democracy is missing in Australia.
The Holocaust was by the rules. All by law. Novak entered into Australia by the rules (how he got the Visa in the first place), but he is not healthy clean enough to stay Australia. Sound familiar? His Ausweis is no more valid
Oh wait, I thought it was about the 'science'? LOL.*
As long as the judge doesn't give in to his lies and lawyers
Rules are made for the guidance of wise men and the control of fools.
Good statement. Now stick by it.
If rules were rules he woulda been sent home immediately or not allowed to fly there. Way more to this story.
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