would give him the right to come into this country without having a covid i9 vaccination, now, that was granted by two bodies tennis australia, which is the governing body, it s the organisation that runs the australian open, and also, the victoria state government. this is melbourne, melbourne is the state capital of victoria. so you have those two bodies, tennis australia and victoria, the state government, saying that he could have a medical exemption. however, when he got to the border, which is a federal jurisdiction, border force officials said he hadn t met immigration rules, so there is a bit of a disconnect there between tennis authorities, state authorities and federal authorities. it s a very murky world. and i think what this case really serves to highlight is the uncompromising and often complex nature of australia s immigration rules, especially during the pandemic. phil mercer with the latest
depends who you ask. that waiver that medical waiver that novak djokovic said that he had and he believed would give him the right to come into this country without having a covid i9 vaccination, now, that was granted by two bodies tennis australia, which is the governing body, it s the organisation that runs the australian open, and also the victoria state government. this is melbourne, melbourne is the state capital of victoria, so you have those two bodies. tennis australia and victoria, the state government, saying that he could have a medical exemption. however, when he got to the border, which is a federal jurisdiction, border force official said he had not met jurisdiction, border force officials said he had not met immigration rules, so there is a bit of a disconnect there between tennis authorities, state authorities and federal authorities. it s a very murky world. and i think what this case really serves to highlight is the uncompromising and often complex nature of a
in almost two years. prime minister scott morrison said people with two doses will be allowed in the country from february 21. he said the move would be a welcome boost to the tourism sector. our correspondent phil mercer is in sydney. that you have it, the finally open. that you have it, the finally oen, , ., ., that you have it, the finally oen. , . ., that you have it, the finally oen. , ., ., ., ., , open. australia has gradually beinu open. australia has gradually being this open. australia has gradually being this man s open. australia has gradually being this man s link- open. australia has gradually being this man s link it - open. australia has gradually being this man s link it covid| being this man s link it covid fortress for a few months now. before christmas was backpackers, some skilled workers, refugees and international students allowed into the country and in two weeks time, tourists will be allowed back into australia if they are fully vaccinated. the prime min
don t call them, they ll call you. so far, everyone aged 65 and over should have received an offer of an appointment. people in their early 40s are now getting dates. today, the welsh government said it will try to fast forward the deadline, offering every adult a third dose by the end of december. that will mean extending hours, stretching staff, and offering more walk in centres. there s no online booking system but there is more information at the website gov.wales/ get your covid i9 vaccination. what about more restrictions? well, ministers from the welsh government will meet again at the end of this week, but they have already suggested more measures are likely. from today, everyone over 30 can book a booster online, and that will be extended to people aged 18 29 later in the week. there are drop in vaccination centres in four health board areas tayside, fife, forth valley and ayrshire and arran.