the government says he is no longer open longer welcome. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules. and there are no special cases. rules are rules. that s what i said to you yesterday, and that s the policy of the government and it has been our government s strong border protection policies and particularly in relation to the pandemic that has ensured that australia has one of the lowest death rates from covid anywhere in the world. djokovic s lawyers are planning to challenge the deportation order. he could potentially apply for a new visa. the 34 year old star hasn t publicly confirmed his covid 19 vaccination status. he flew to australia after being granted a controversial medical exemption. tennis authorities said he d not received any special treatment. but many australians, who lived under some the world s
novak djokovic has been the king of melbourne park, but the government says he s no longer welcome. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules and there are no special cases. rules are rules. that s what i said to you yesterday, and that s the policy of the government and it has been our government s strong border protection policies and particularly in relation to the pandemic that has ensured that australia has one of the lowest death rates from covid anywhere in the world. djokovic s lawyers are challenging the deportation order in court. he could potentially apply for a new visa. the 34 year old star hasn t publicly confirmed his covid 19 vaccination status. he flew to australia after being granted a controversial medical exemption. tennis authorities said he d not received any special treatment. but many australians, who ve lived under some the world s toughest coronavirus restrictions,
on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules. and there are no special cases. rules are rules. that s what i said to you yesterday, and that s the policy of the government and it has been our government s strong border protection policies and particularly in relation to the pandemic that has ensured that australia has one of the lowest death rates from covid anywhere in the world. djokovic s lawyers are challenging the deportation order in court. he could potentially apply for a new visa. the 3a year old star hasn t publicly confirmed his covid 19 vaccination status. he flew to australia after being granted a controversial medical exemption. tennis authorities said he d not received any special treatment. but many australians, who lived under some the world s toughest coronavirus restrictions, felt djokovic had abused the system.
shaimaa khalil, bbc news. i ve been speaking to mary crock, a law professor at the university of sydney. she says djokovic s lawyers have created a strong case. i have now been able to read the submissions put in on behalf of novak, and i think it s going to be a very, very interesting case. he s got good lawyers and they seem to have made very interesting legal arguments that could well play out in his favour. so you think there s a chance he could make it to the australian open, but there are quite a few complications about this case, aren t there, there seem to be lots of different sides, the state side, the federal side, and also the border force. look, the case that s been put to court is really based on very close reading of the actual migration law and i agree with you, i think the policies that apply, both at a state level and at a federal level are far from clear, you ve got biosecurity legislation, you ve got the migration act, you ve got policies made under
novak djokovic had been detained at melbourne airport before border force officials announced that he had not met immigration regulations and would be deported. his father claimed the grand slam champion was being held captive. the serbian president, aleksandar vukic, said he was a victim of harassment. novak djokovic has been the king of melbourne park, but the government says he s no longer welcome. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules and there are no special cases. rules are rules. that s what i said to you yesterday, and that s the policy of the government and it has been our government s strong border protection policies and particularly in relation to the pandemic that has ensured that australia has one of the lowest death rates from covid anywhere in the world. djokovic s lawyers are challenging the deportation order in court. he could potentially apply for a new visa.