On his arrival in melbourne for the first grand slam tournament of the year. djokovic, who has said he is opposed to vaccination, gained a medical exemption by tennis australia from having to be double jabbed against covid. but it was rejected by federal authorities on his arrival there, and he now faces deportation following a huge backlash in the country over the original exemption. djokovic is currently in a government detention hotel he s launched an appeal and will have to wait till monday for the hearing. shaimaa khalil has the story. the world number one arriving in melbourne. ready to defend his australian open title. only to be told he is no longer welcome. after hours of being held at the city s airport, novak djokovic was taken to airport, novak djokovic was taken to a quarantine hotel. he came to australia with a vaccine exemption at the border authorities said his visa had to be revoked because of a
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A stand off over covid vaccines at the top level of tennis australia cancels novak djokovic s visa as he arrives in melbourne for the open. djokovic who s opposed to vaccines was driven to a government detention hotel, prompting this from rival player rafael nadal. he is free to take his own decisions but then, there are some consequences. djokovic s arrival has prompted a huge backlash in australia a court will decide his fate on monday. also this lunchtime: the staffing challenges facing the nhs mps warn that a long term fix is needed to help tackle the hospital backlog. how farmers could be paid to turn areas of land over to wildlife restoration.
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