it means essential services and groceries are on the shelves. that is what schools open means and it is important that they go back. the health advice is that they can go back. we are currently listening into a live press conference coming from canberra, australia, where prime minister scott morrison is updating on the processes in place and the vaccination programmes in australia, the easing of restrictions and various other issues. we are listening in because we are waiting to see if he does say about world number one tennis start novak djokovic and whether he is able to play in the australian open or not. the draw for the open was expected to happenjust draw for the open was expected to happen just over one draw for the open was expected to happenjust over one hour ago. it has been delayed so we expect the draw for the tournament to take place in
the country. the challenges they are facing very similar to what we are facing in the us and the uk and other countries right now. and the uk and other countries right now- right now. yes our hospitalisation - right now. yes our. hospitalisation rates right now. yes our- hospitalisation rates have right now. yes our hospitalisation rates have now reached levels were our system is under severe pressure. and is under severe pressure. and in terms is under severe pressure. and in terms of is under severe pressure. and in terms of how is under severe pressure. and in terms of how this is under severe pressure. and in terms of how this is playing into the controversy surrounding novak djokovic, him coming to australia to take part in the tournament, not having any vaccinations, it is a huge political hot potato for australia with an election not far away at all. far away at all. there is no easy way far away at all. there is no easy way out far away at all. there is no easy wa
whether he was going to be deported. what that will mean for the draw, who will replace him and then all of a sudden a media room we got an announcement that would be postponed until further notice and then we learned that it was going to be held later. essentially, after the press conference happening right now is scott morrison, the prime minister has been talking about the covid situation in australia. it has changed dramatically and become dramatically and become dramatically worse in the last three weeks and, if you will, this is the background mood to the novak djokovic drama, the fact that there are so many australians already angry about this government and the way they have handled the 0micron wave and you have a world famous athlete who openly said he did not want a vaccine and then came in and yesterday we learned that he provided false information, that he admitted to breaking isolation rules. the mood of the country, really, around this is rising anger and if he does not d
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immigration minister, he is very aware of that and has to make a decision fairly soon, doesn t he? i make a decision fairly soon, doesn t he? doesn t he? i think that moss- doesn t he? i think that moss. that doesn t he? i think that moss. that is - doesn t he? i think that moss. that is right. doesn t he? i think that l moss. that is right but doesn t he? i think that - moss. that is right but then the decision is out of alex hawke s hand and mr djokovic has appealed, then the timetable will be decided by the courts and the courts have their own way of determining how fast or how slow they do things and how they are inclined to manage this issue so it is quite possible that mr djokovic will be in detention when the australian open starts. ~ ~ , starts. ok. well, abul rizvi, thank you starts. ok. well, abul rizvi, thank you so starts. ok. well, abul rizvi, thank you so much - starts. ok. well, abul rizvi, thank you so much for- starts. ok. well, abul rizvi, thank you so much