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Unfortunately the media are focused on the vax / anti-vax aspect of the situation. The core of the matter is that Djokovic and/or his agents provided contradic

Unfortunately the media are focused on the vax / anti-vax aspect of the situation. The core of the matter is that Djokovic and/or his agents provided contradictory and false information in the visa application. It is for that reason alone that the visa could not be granted. The many other issues raised were simply smoke-screen to divert attention to a popular divisive issue.

YPPH 5y ago
The Minister's decision to remove Djokovic was essentially because his entry may give rise to anti-vaccination sentiment in the community which might undermine health or good order in Australia. Or, at minimum, this is the aspect of the decision which was challenged in court. As I understand it, in the reasons the Minister provided Djokovic, the Minister said, in effect, that any lie on the application did not affect his reasoning process. If that's right, it would follow that the media is right to not focus on it.
- sundvor 5y ago
  One simply does simply not lie to Australian Immigration. If you have visited other countries inside the time period you simply check yes - and explain - lest you want to suffer the consequences. The fact that he knowingly went out in the community the day after receiving his positive test result doing media events leading up to this is probably besides the point, however it did little to gather sympathy in the general Australian population. For his ability to read the room, so as to speak, he scores a solid zero. Djokovic, the only ace player to be booted from a major tournament after missing only two shots. Good riddance.
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smilespray 5y ago
I think the media are entirely within their right to point out these issues. Djokovic showed up to an interview the day after getting a positive PCR test in December. He's taken part in at least one other spreader event previously. As for "provided contradictory or false information", just go with "lied". Let's call a spade a spade.
ls15 5y ago
> Unfortunately the media are focused on the vax / anti-vax aspect of the situation. They cannot just assassinate the character of someone else, just for being anti-vax, so they find someone who is anti-vax AND broke the rules. Then they can focus on the anti-vax aspect as much as they want, because he broke the rules. Another player was playing with symptomatic covid while most of the media was focussed on Djokovic. Apparently this does not pose a threat, because the other player was vaccinated. Was this other player spreading inactivated covid because of the vaccine? https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2022/bernard-tomic-tests-positive-for-covid-two-days-after-claiming-mid-match-that-he-was-suffering-from-_sto8707090/story.shtml https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2022/bernar...

YPPH 5y ago

The Minister's decision to remove Djokovic was essentially because his entry may give rise to anti-vaccination sentiment in the community which might undermine health or good order in Australia. Or, at minimum, this is the aspect of the decision which was challenged in court. As I understand it, in the reasons the Minister provided Djokovic, the Minister said, in effect, that any lie on the application did not affect his reasoning process. If that's right, it would follow that the media is right to not focus on it.

sundvor 5y ago
One simply does simply not lie to Australian Immigration. If you have visited other countries inside the time period you simply check yes - and explain - lest you want to suffer the consequences. The fact that he knowingly went out in the community the day after receiving his positive test result doing media events leading up to this is probably besides the point, however it did little to gather sympathy in the general Australian population. For his ability to read the room, so as to speak, he scores a solid zero. Djokovic, the only ace player to be booted from a major tournament after missing only two shots. Good riddance.
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smilespray 5y ago

I think the media are entirely within their right to point out these issues. Djokovic showed up to an interview the day after getting a positive PCR test in December. He's taken part in at least one other spreader event previously. As for "provided contradictory or false information", just go with "lied". Let's call a spade a spade.

ls15 5y ago

> Unfortunately the media are focused on the vax / anti-vax aspect of the situation. They cannot just assassinate the character of someone else, just for being anti-vax, so they find someone who is anti-vax AND broke the rules. Then they can focus on the anti-vax aspect as much as they want, because he broke the rules. Another player was playing with symptomatic covid while most of the media was focussed on Djokovic. Apparently this does not pose a threat, because the other player was vaccinated. Was this other player spreading inactivated covid because of the vaccine? https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2022/bernard-tomic-tests-positive-for-covid-two-days-after-claiming-mid-match-that-he-was-suffering-from-_sto8707090/story.shtml https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2022/bernar...