Who is being U, Australia or Novak Djokovic?

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Me, I'm in the you can't have your cake and eat it Novak, camp!

@Rainbunny

The hearing is happening now and ND's lawyers are claiming that his visa was cancelled because the government didn't want to excite the anti-vaxx community. Nice try...

It wouldn't have suited them to claim, more accurately, that his visa was cancelled because the government didn't want to rouse the fury of the anti-antivaxx majority of the country (was it 84% at the last poll who expressed themselves as fed up with the anti-vaxxers?) by letting him waltz through the laws everyone else has had to keep.

He is going to be detained.
Novak Djokovic: Australia to detain tennis star on Saturday after visa cancelled www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-59991762

But he could still play?

@SirChenjins

But he could still play?

I'm really counting on all the Aussies showing him what they think of him if that happens 😁

Sue Barker thinks Australia are NBU. I'm going with Sue.

Up until now, I don't think Federer or Nadal have been involved in any scandals

I'm really counting on all the Aussies showing him what they think of him if that happens

Oh I so hope so.

I was really impressed to hear Sue Barker speaking. He is able to make his own choices, those choices have consequences. Perfect.

I must listen to that aj.

Martina Navratilova who I talked about on this thread was really measured about it all. She spoke sense.

He clearly wants to be loved as widely loved as Federer and Nadal
That was never going to happen even before this shitshow.

Oh, hooray! It's going to be a different judge now:

Novak Djokovic v Minister for Immigration has been transferred from the Federal Circuit Court to the Federal Court of Australia.

The hearing is listed before Justice O’Callaghan at 10:15am AEDT tomorrow, Sat 15 Jan 2022.

www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-14/novak-djokovic-updates-blog-visa-decision-alex-hawke/100755958

Just read this on Guardian

Nebojsa Covic, a former politician and now the owner of the Red Star Belgrade basketball club, said the controversy has made Djokovic "a symbol of the free world" no matter what happens.

A symbol of the free world? 🙄🤣

Does he understand what “symbol of the free world” means?

The Australian government has refused to censor its own MPs for spreading antivax rubbish. They really can't argue that this is their issue with Novak. No-one comes out of this well.

I hope his sponsors get wary about being associated with him

I think his sponsors are on to a winner though. Because people will watch him purely because of how controversial he is.

And even if he is boo’d by the crowds, whatever it is they’re advertising will be there for all to see.

Personally I don’t believe he will be deported. The whole thing is a farce.

I hope he is deported.

Regarding sponsorship, surely the attention he is drawing is largely negative, which I wouldn't have thought he sponsors would not want to be associated with?

@RobotValkyrie

Are we allowed to vote that both Australia and that tedious tennis dude are BU?

The whole thing is a joke. Whether someone is allowed in a country or not should be a straightforward yes/no question that gets answered before you even board a plane.
In this case, tennis dude also happens to be a world #1 prick. But the whole Australia border control system is insane.

So you're cool with anyone lying in their visa application, and they must be allowed get away with it? Interesting stance!

I suspect the sponsors are biding their time.

If he’s deported then they won’t want to be associated. But if he isn’t then he will be the hero who has overcome adversity.

@AlternativePerspective

I think his sponsors are on to a winner though. Because people will watch him purely because of how controversial he is.

And even if he is boo’d by the crowds, whatever it is they’re advertising will be there for all to see.

Personally I don’t believe he will be deported. The whole thing is a farce.

Not sure that’s the case, sponsors have generally shown themselves to be very risk averse,

So you're cool with anyone lying in their visa application, and they must be allowed get away with it? Interesting stance!

Well, he is essentially is ‘getting away’ with it. It was a Travel Declaration, not a visa application, for what it’s worth. And it’s not the reason Australia are going with for cancelling his visa.

I have Aussie family so have been watching press from both sides of the world for a while.

Given the date of his unfortunately times Covid infection, and subsequent socialisation, it seems odd that the OZ officials haven't requested an S & N antibody test?

Novak Djokovic has lost his Federal Court fight to stay in Australia

His application has been dismissed.

www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/novak-djokovic-live-updates-visa-cancellation-court-hearing/100758964

The decision was unanimous between the three judges.

Yes!

He also faces a ban for three years from entering Australia, just listening to the news here in Melbourne