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.
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 on the novak djokovic appeal. a uk government minister has criticised borisjohnson s behaviour as unacceptable and said he must run downing street in a very different way. guy opperman broke ranks after number ten apologised to the queen for two lockdown parties held by staff on the eve of her husband s funeral.
djokovic was on his way out leaving the tennis world shaken but relieved to move on after what has been a major distraction for the 256 other players competing in melbourne. in a statement after his court loss djokovic supported that saying in part quote i m uncomfortable that the focus of the past week has been on me and i hope that we can all now focus on the game and tournament i love. the big question now for djokovic as he seeks to become the greatest of all time and break a tie for majors won between him and nadal and federer where he might be allowed the play in the coming months. the french open is in may and france has just introduced tough restrictions on who isn t vaccinated. prior to that one of the biggest spring tournaments djokovic often plays is at indian wells in southern california in mid-march. might be the first major test of whether tennis authorities want to welcome back the
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
is within the gift of the australian immigration minister to nonetheless cancel his visa and the minister s for seeing the minister is currently considering the matter. of course the tennis authorities there have said they need to know by tuesday whether djokovic is able to play in the australian open or not in order to get the schedule is ready. the tournament starts next monday. right now the immigration minister is considering whether or not to cancel his visa to be in the country despite him winning that case. we heard the verdict from the court in melbourne just a little earlier. a court in military ruled myanmar has sentenced detained leader aung san suu kyi to anotherfour years. nobel laureate suu kyi, who s 76, is on trial for nearly a dozen cases that carry a combined maximum sentence of more than 100 years in prison.