Posted on 01/09/2022 3:58:34 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Edited on 01/09/2022 4:55:26 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Go Novak!
The whole Continent is full of Nutters...
Is he actually presenting any danger to Australians?Besides which they can keep him in his hotel except for when he has to go play I don’t see how hes hurting Australians. I mean of course they have the right to say who comes in their country are not. But the reality is hes helping them because The Australian open is Add something last sporting event.
trial has started and no one can get into the court links. karen sweeney is in court reporting on twitter
Did Japanese people complain about the Olympics?
Suddenly liberal believe that people should “follow the rules” for entering a country and if they don’t follow the rules they should be kicked out.
Sounds like the basis of a deal.
Don’t watch Australian Open if they dare to kick him out.
i dont see how he can win with such poor preparations and conditions
Is he playing?
Bullseye.
I hope destroying communists increases in popularity and effort.
But if he did win ...
That would be epic.
honestly, if anyone could do it with all of this mess it would be Joker.
Djokovic, Rodgers, and Irving are heroes to me but are taking much abuse from sports journalists.
an absolute disgrace. free all UNVAXXED to go about their lives. there are probably 5-6 billion people in the world who are not fully VAXXED. who is to say what they can or can’t do to survive?
10 Jan: Sky News Australia: LIVE UPDATES: Novak Djokovic latest: Tennis star battles to avoid deportation as his lawyers appeal visa cancellation in court
Live updates as a hearing takes place that will decide whether the world tennis number one will remain in Australia or be deported.
by Connor Sephton
Key points
The government has also warned it may block his entry into the country even if he’s successful in this court hearing...
The hearing is now under way
That’s according to ABC News.
Technical issues with the live stream remain - and a spokesperson says the court is working to rectify the issue...
What’s going on?
The hearing has been delayed because of technical issues - and the court is working on getting them resolved...
Hearing due to begin
Sky reporter Nicole Johnston, who is in Melbourne, says the court case is “unprecedented” in the world of tennis.
She notes that Australia’s government attempted to get an extension to this court hearing - and that indicates they may not be ready.
The judge has said they will not rush a decision, but a ruling is expected at some point on Monday - possibly on Tuesday...
Nigel Farage in Belgrade
In an unexpected development, Nigel Farage has revealed that he is in Belgrade with Novak Djokovic’s family as they await the result of the visa hearing...
Hotel is ‘not humane’
The hotel where Novak Djokovic is currently staying has also been in the spotlight.
His mother says the conditions in Melbourne’s Park Hotel are “not humane”, adding: “He doesn’t even have breakfast. He has a wall to stare at and he can’t even see a park in front or go out of the room.”...
https://news.sky.com/story/novak-djokovic-latest-tennis-star-battles-to-avoid-deportation-as-his-lawyers-appeal-visa-cancellation-in-court-12512779
this is a huge problem..he has a very regimental eating routine...a long the lines of Tom Brady in terms of regimental.
all of that has been broken..plus the mental stress..and the physical stress.
Heck, he may be hoping he loses this court case. He doesn’t risk losing and will have a pulpit.
Yeah, Australia was too big for a “zero covid” protocol to work. It’s not working now.
Taiwan and even New Zealand could do it, but Australia was too big.
court video is farcical. more technical glitches. legalese gibberish, etc.
6 Jan: news.com.au: Immigration expert Abul Rizvi details three legal questions in Novak Djokovic’s favour
Novak Djokovic’s situation seems dire, but a legal expert has detailed three questions the government might struggle to answer.
by Alex Blair
“Mr Djokovic was granted a visa on the assumption that all the legal requirements had been met,” Mr Rizvi told The Project on Thursday evening.
“The government is now saying all the legal requirements had not been met.
“The second layer is when the person boards an aeroplane to come to Australia – there are Australian Border Force officers there who can prevent a person boarding an aeroplane to Australia if there are issues with the visa. Now, that was only some 24-48 hours ago, I understand, and yet no action was taken to prevent Mr Djokovic boarding.”
Mr Rizvi said action only took place at the “third layer of protection”, at an Australian airport. He warned Djokovic’s case would set a dangerous precedent that will “create enormous amounts of chaos at Australian airports and as international travel ramps up”.
“That is the last layer at which the protection should be applied,” he continued...
“If I were Mr Djokovic‘s lawyer, there would be three questions I would be asking,” he said.
“The first question: ‘If my client had not met all of the legal requirements for a visa, why did you grant him a visa?’
“The second question I would ask is: ‘If you had concerns about my client’s visa, why did you not cancel that visa prior to him boarding a plane to Australia?’
“The third question I would ask is: ‘Given that you granted my client a visa, and none of the circumstances prior to grant have changed since that time, on what basis can you cancel that visa?’”...
https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/immigration-expert-abul-rizvi-details-three-legal-questions-in-novak-djokovics-favour/news-story/068753f416aff1d2b487b4e77c463558
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