heaļ¬na bring us up to date. the court hearing began bring us up to date. the court hearing began local bring us up to date. the court hearing began local time - bring us up to date. the court hearing began localtime herej hearing began local time here in melbourne at 9:30am, it is now lunchtime, just after 1pm, we are expecting final submissions to be made to the three appeal courtjudges so then the full court of the federal bench will digest all of the arguments that have been presented to them and as you say, we could have a decision as to whether novak djokovic will compete in the australian open starting tomorrow, monday, or he will be deported by the end of the day. the government here in australia is contending that novak djokovic is a risk to the population here by potentially inciting civil unrest because of his anti vaccination stance that has been reported. his lawyers are contending however that the government view is illogical and irrational. they say there
novak djokovic arrives for his final appeal to stay in australia judges are currently deciding on his deportation. a huge underwater volcanic eruption near tonga triggers tsunami warnings across the pacific ocean. siege at a texas synagogue police are negotiating with a hostage taker in the us state and the first case of the omicron variant is officially confirmed in beijing, just three weeks before the start of the winter olympics. three judges in australia have begun considering novak djokovic s appeal against the cancellation of his visa on the grounds of public health. djokovic s lawyers have been challenging the government s argument that the serbian player is an anti vaccination figurehead. the judges say the verdict will be delivered on sunday or monday. our correspondent, phil mercer, is outside the court in melbourne. the full bench of the federal court will digest all of those arguments that have been presented to them and as you say, we could have a decision
as freight trains pass through the city. hello and welcome to bbc news. three judges in australia are considering novak djokovic s appeal against the cancellation of his visa on the grounds of public health. djokovic s lawyers have been challenging the government s argument that the serbian player is an anti vaccination figurehead. the judges say the verdict will be delivered on sunday or monday. our correspondent phil mercer is outside the court in melbourne. so then the full bench of the federal court will die just all of those arguments that have been presented to them. and, as you say, we could have a decision as to whether novak djokovic will compete in the australian open starting tomorrow, monday, or he will be deported by the end of the day. now, the government here in australia is contending that novak djokovic is a risk to the population here by potentially inciting civil unrest because of his anti vaccination stance that has been reported. as lawyers are contending
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. lawyers for the australian government have said that the continued presence of the serbian tennis player novak djokovic in the country could fuel opposition to coronavirus vaccines. the claim, made in an online court hearing, was dismissed by djokovic s lawyers as illogical and irrational. it followed the cancellation of his visa by the immigration minister. they re appealing to the federal court and the matter will be heard on sunday morning local time. novak djokovic is still scheduled to play in the australian open in melbourne on monday. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, is there. voice over: this is nine news. voice over: live from sydney, seven news. just moments ago, - the immigration minister has cancelled novak djokovic s visa. it s a story that made headlines here in australia and around the world. for days, novak djokovic has been on the court training, and now, the government has announced its dec
based in the uk to give evidence in her civil case. prince andrew denies all the allegations. washington and kyiv accuse russia of preparing to carry out false sabotage operations to create a pretext for an invasion of ukraine. the kremlin denies the claims. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. novak djokovic has been detained in australia ahead of a court hearing that will determine whether the tennis star can stay in the country. the serbian faces deportation after his visa was cancelled for a second time, with the government labelling the 34 year old a threat to the public because he s unvaccinated against coronavirus. djokovic is still scheduled to play in the australian open in melbourne on monday. tanya dendrinos reports. free, free, the refugee! off the court and back in immigration detention at the park hotel in melbourne, it s far from the ideal lead up to the first major of the year for the unvaccinated tennis world number one.