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hello and welcome. the world s number one tennis player, novak djokovic, has begun his appeal against his deportation from australia. the government says that djokovic, who hasn t had a covid jab, is a threat to public order and might foster anti vaccination sentiment . his lawyers say the decision to throw him out the country is irrational. djokovic still hopes to begin defending his australian open title on monday. judges from the australian federal court are hearing the appeal via video link. our correspondent, phil mercer, is outside the court in melbourne. he s scheduled to play his opening round match against a fellow serbian on monday as well. time is of the essence. we know that he left he is following proceedings that his lawyers office, so he should know sometime today whether he is free to compete in the australian open or will be forced to depart, be deported from australia. obviously, he has had his supporters throughout all of this there in australia, but ....
hello and welcome to bbc news. a court in australia is meeting now to decide whether the serbian tennis star, novak djokovic, can stay in the country and attempt to win a record 21 grand slams. three judges at the federal court will decide whether the australian immigration minister, alex hawke, was right to revoke djokovic s visa for the second time this month, on the grounds that the unvaccinated player s presence could risk fuelling opposition to covid vaccinations. the bbc s phil mercer has the latest from melbourne. a day s time, the australian open, the first grand slam of the year, will get under way. novak djokovic is still the top seed, scheduled to play his opening round match ironically against a fellow serb on monday as well so time is of the essence. we know novak djokovic left a detention hotel not too far from left a detention hotel not too farfrom here earlier this morning. he was placed back into immigration detention about 2k hours ago because of this ....
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 dec ....
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after losing his attempt to have the government s decision to remove his visa overturned. a federal court upheld the decision to cancel his visa on the grounds that the world number one s refusal to be vaccinated against covid made him a threat to public health. the serbian prime minister accused australia of a witch hunt. from melbourne shaimaa khalil has the latest. for days, he s been fighting to stay in australia. but novak djokovic has finally conceded he has to go after three judges upheld the government s decision to cancel his visa. the amended decision to cancel his visa. lie: amended application. the immigration minister had argued that the unvaccinated tennis star s presence here could bolster anti vaccination sentiment, with the government s lawyer describing him as an icon for anti vaxx communities. in his statement, the world number one said, i will now take time to rest and recuperate before making any further comments. i m extremely disappointed with t ....