to go to australia to see dying parents, injured relatives. there are all sorts of heart wrenching stories about people not being able to see their relatives in australia. but those people are not famous, so they don t get an exemption. and the world s number one tennis player if he were to get an exemption, well, contrary to the rules, that would outrage the public. i would say 90% of the public are on the side of the prime minister and the government over this incident. that prime minister and the government over this incident. over this incident. that is really interesting- over this incident. that is really interesting. so, over this incident. that is really interesting. so, given - over this incident. that is really interesting. so, given that. i over this incident. that is really interesting. so, given that. ll interesting. so, given that. i mean you explain the rules at the start really simply and that seems to say, i think certainly to any british audience watching this, t
association is not responsible for the borders. they had been given the information by the minister. i do not know what has happened between tennis australian and also the state government of victoria. but somehow, they have mistakenly thought that novak djokovic would be exempt. it is getting an exemption from the quarantining that is the problem not being unvaccinated. he could have come earlier and gone into quarantine for two weeks which is what i think he did last year. or he could have gotten himself vaccinated. could have gotten himself vaccinated. , a ., ., ., vaccinated. yes, let s not go down that particular vaccinated. yes, let s not go down that particular road. vaccinated. yes, let s not go down that particular road. because - vaccinated. yes, let s not go down that particular road. because we l vaccinated. yes, let s not go down i that particular road. because we are where we are as many politicians are fond of saying. to what extent is politics tied up with this? is
this is bbc news. i m jane hill. the headlines at 4pm. tennis grand slam champion novak djokovic was given a vaccine exemption to enter australia because he had covid in december, according to court documents. flat owners in the uk won t have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower height buildings under new government plans. the bbc understands the plans will be announced next week. at least 21 people have died in north eastern pakistan after heavy snowfall trapped them in their vehicles. and nasa scientists say they have fully deployed in space the james webb telescope, which will be able to look further into the cosmos than ever before.
for the federal government. last night his mother offered some reassurance. novak, is i think. he said he is ok, but.| m not so sure. but he is mentally very stable, and he is waiting. that s what he can do, waiting until monday morning to see what they are going to decide. the tennis tournament is only a few days away, and what s normally one of the biggest highlights here is turning into a political and a diplomatic embarrassment for australia. and shaimaa told us that for the moment novak djokovic is staying put in the immigration detention hotel. yes, there has been a request for him to be moved to a different facility, a different place, one with a tennis facility where he can train. of course, this is why he is here. he is here to compete in the australian open and that is still in doubt.
to the uk until 2018. probably worth explaining to a british audience. very good afternoon. you are the liberal party which is the same party as scott morrison. my goodness, this is a mess, isn t it? it morrison. my goodness, this is a mess, isn t it? mess, isn t it? it is a bit of a mess, isn t it? it is a bit of a mess because mess, isn t it? it is a bit of a mess because the mess, isn t it? it is a bit of a mess because the federal i mess, isn t it? it is a bit of a - mess because the federal government in the form of the health minister wrote to tennis australia on the 29th of november to say that the fact that somebody who is not vaccinated and has covid does not give them an exemption from quarantining for two weeks when they arrived in australia. so, tennis australia knew this from the end of november, but still. novak djokovic has come to australia and he can spend two weeks in quarantine, but he has come here