the country unvaccinated. now, we heard earlier from rafael nadal, his great rival in tennis saying if novak djokovic wanted to play in the australian open, he could have just got vaccinated. we heard from the australian government saying he has another option. if he wants to just leave, he can. here s what the minister in charge of the board had to say. mr. djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so and borders will facilitate that. reporter: now, the people novak djokovic is sharing the detention with don t be have so many choices. some have been caught up in the detention for years now as refugees wanting to seek asylum in australia. they can t do so because they arrived by boat. the harsh border policies go way beyond this era of covid-19, isa. i know you ll stay on top of story for us. angus watt usson in sydney.