10 Jan: The Age, Melbourne: Court overturns decision to cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa
By Adam Cooper and Tammy Mills
Federal Circuit Court judge Anthony Kelly ordered the immediate release of the tennis world no.1 from immigration detention just after 5pm after overturning the federal government’s decision to cancel his visa.
Judge Kelly told the hearing the decision to cancel the temporary visa was to be quashed and the respondent, being the Minister for Home Affairs, to pay his costs and to take “all necessary to steps to release the applicant immediately”.
Djokovic’s lawyer Nicholas Wood, SC, confirmed the tennis star was currently with his legal team at a location that is still unconfirmed.
A federal judge earlier questioned what more the tennis ace could have done to be granted legal entry into the country...
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/judge-asks-what-more-djokovic-could-have-done-as-technology-fails-court-hearing-20220110-p59n39.html
8 Jan: Brownstone Institute: Novak Djokovic: Athlete, Rebel, Hero
BY JORDAN SCHACHTEL
I wanted to take a moment to recognize Novak Djokovic and his heroic defiance of the COVID regime, lending his enormous platform and status to the millions of people around the world who have been denied their unalienable rights in the name of a virus...
What separates Djokovic from other pro athletes on the COVID Mania issue is both his status as the world’s greatest and his consistency in speaking out against the COVID regime. Since day one, this man has been fighting the good fight, but the news hasn’t reached consistent international attention until now.
Djokovic has remained defiant in his public opposition to government force in the form of draconian COVID restrictions and injection mandates. He has done so in the face of incredible scrutiny on all levels.
As early as April 2020, several months before the mass distribution of COVID shots, Djokovic was already speaking out about the future prospect of vaccine mandates.
“I am no expert, but I do want to have an option to choose what’s best for my body,” he said. “I am keeping an open mind, and I’ll continue to research on this topic because it is important and it will affect all of us.”...
https://brownstone.org/articles/novak-djokovic-athlete-rebel-hero/