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The Australian government cancelled Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time on Friday, saying the world tennis No. 1, unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to the community. NovakDjokovic AusOpen

World number one Novak Djokovic in action during a match against Spain's Rafael Nadal in the ATP Cup at the Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia, January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

“Today, I exercised my power under section 133C of the Migration Act to cancel the visa held by Mr Novak Djokovic on health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so,” Hawke said in a statement. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said on morning television on Friday that visa decisions were a matter for the country’s Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, but the policy settings of the government overall were “crystal clear”.

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Do the right thing & stop acting holier than thou!He's acting big in foreign country & undermines its authority. He just wants to out-do Nadal & Federer. An unhealthy competition. They didn't play because of medical conditions. Stop using Australians safe their infrastructure!Go

Australian government: 👇 👇 👇

sometimes i fail to understand the vaccine thing coz in a room of vaccinated people we may still infect each other

can anyone help me hear if a person is not vaccinated he or she is qutomatically covid 19 positive ? i mean i feel like unvaccinated people are not talked about in a good manner

Bravo 👏 👏 👏 👏

oh he's a well known tennis player so why cant he lead by an example thanx Austrlian Government 👌👌👏👏🤜🤛👍

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