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Djokovic was never eligible to enter Australia. He lied about having a medical excuse to not be vaccinated. He used 'exemptions' from organisations other than t
by dkjaudyeqooe 5y ago
Djokovic was never eligible to enter Australia. He lied about having a medical excuse to not be vaccinated. He used 'exemptions' from organisations other than the immigration authorities to muddy the waters. He was trying to blag it all along and got caught.
He got lucky with a border guard making a mistake which ultimately allowed him entry, but doing anything but cancelling his visa would have been contrary to normal treatment under the law.
Now he'll get an automatic 3 year ban, if not more due to the other laws he broke when he entered Australia.
- ajkdhcb2 5y agoThe Australian authorities broke the law and mistreated him throughout the process. The court made its decision. I see the Minister using his power this way as systemic corruption that undermines the rule of law. As an Australian, I am not surprised by this; the legal system has been slowly eroded into a dystopian nightmare over the last 20 years and this is just another small step. One 'unvaxxed' entry with natural immunity is nothing as a risk to public health compared to the systemic consequences of this. For comparison, consider convicting a murderer over illegally obtained evidence. In a properly functioning liberal democracy the murderer should go free if the police act improperly, to protect the overall system.
- mickotron 5y agoVictorian Government gave him exemption. And prior to Novak arriving, the PM said it was "up to the states". Then he changed his mind within 24hrs.
- dkjaudyeqooe 5y agoThe Victorian government doesn't have the power to, they have no immigration powers, and the relevant Federal minister had actually written to Tennis Australia twice advising them that there was no basis for him to enter based on previously having caught covid.
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