Novak Djokovic is set to play in the Australian Open after the cancellation of his visa by the nation s border officials was overturned. What happens next for the Serb?
The Serbian world No.1 was under the impression he was medically exempt and free to go about his business when he touched down in Melbourne on Wednesday night.
NSW Premier Berejiklian slams other states for shutting borders without asking Closing a border can affect literally tens and hundreds of thousands of people
Comments aimed at Victoria which shut it s border on New Year s Day
Victoria hits back: We DID tell NSW ahead of border closure
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Victoria s Health Minister Martin Foley said on Sunday there were also phone conversations every day and, when the decision to close the border was taken, he alerted his interstate colleagues. It did not come as a shock to my NSW colleagues that after some two weeks of community transmission across NSW . Victoria was prepared to make the hard decision to keep Victorians safe, Mr Foley said.
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Ms Berejiklian said NSW should have been given a chance to demonstrate our capacity to get on top of the virus without adversely impacting our citizens before the border was closed. Closing a border can affect literally, tens and hundreds of thousands of people, depending on where it is, and that s a big call, Ms Berejiklian said.