in the australian open on monday, can still launch another legal challenge to try and stay. this is what happened in the run up to today s decision. last wednesday, djokovic s visa was cancelled as he arrived in melbourne. border officials said he hadn t met the entry requirements for australia. a few days later, his lawyers revealed he d been given a vaccine exemption to enter australia because he d previously tested positive. however, social media pictures showed him at public events in the days after that apparent diagnosis. on monday, his visa cancellation was overturned by a judge who criticised the australian government. but the final say was in the hands of the immigration minister who s cancelled his visa in the past few hours. here s australian sports journalist shane mcinnes. i think public sentiment has certainly changed during the week. i think the fact that his statement
to agree to that then that would enable mr djokovic to play in the australian open on monday. 50 do enable mr djokovic to play in the australian open on monday. so do you think the australian australian open on monday. so do you think the australian government - australian open on monday. so do you think the australian government had . think the australian government had made the wrong decision here by cancelling this visa? i made the wrong decision here by cancelling this visa? cancelling this visa? i think they have taken cancelling this visa? i think they have taken a cancelling this visa? i think they have taken a highly cancelling this visa? i think they have taken a highly risky - cancelling this visa? i think they. have taken a highly risky decision in that there is a very real chance that the decision will be overturned again by the courts. there is a very real possibility of that. or that the courts will give an interim order that enables mr djokovic to play in the au
could stay in the country and he was released from a detention hotel. the australian open starts on monday and he is the reigning champion, but over the past few days, it s emerged that there was an error in his original application to enter the country and he s also admitted to breaking covid rules in serbia before christmas. in the last few hours, the immigration minister alex hawke has cancelled djokovic s visa again on health and good order grounds on the basis that it was on the public interest to do so. our tennis correspondent russel fuller is in melbourne. they must now decide whether they want to appeal, whether they want to take this to a judicial review. the other question must be, how quickly can that happen? the australian open starts on monday. at the moment, djokovic is in the top line of the draw is the number one seed, meant to be playing a fellow serb. i think one of the options for his legal team if they decide to appeal is to try and get it fast tracked to have
morning, it s friday welcome to bbc news. i m victoria derbyshire. here are yuor headlines at 9 am. novak djokovic has had his australian visa cancelled. again. he s set to be deported. there was some hesitancy from victorians about him being let in, now that hesitancy has gone up exponentially and i think there is a lot of relief in victoria that as it stands right now, he s not playing in australian open. is it the right decision do you think? let me know. staff at downing street have been accused of holding two parties there, the night before the queen sat alone cos of covid restrictions to mourn her husband at his funeral. the woman who accsues prince andrew of seually assualting her when she was 17
following the story and he s in melbourne. can you tell us what the grounds are for the immigration minister cancelling his visa again? novak d okovic cancelling his visa again? novak djokovic s cancelling his visa again? novak djokovic s visa cancelling his visa again? novak djokovic s visa has cancelling his visa again? novak djokovic s visa has been - cancelling his visa again? novakl djokovic s visa has been revoked djokovic s visa has been revoked for a second time on health, good order and public interest grounds, as to what all of that means, we are not exactly sure. we did hear from the prime minister of australia, scott morrison, in the last hour or so and he says this decision has its roots in protecting australia s borders and public health. as it stands, if you are a foreign national wanting to travel into australia, you must be either double vaccinated or have a medical exemption. and the federal government here did not believe that novak djokovic s medical w