Novak Djokovic saga
14 January 2022 — Immigration Minister Alex Hawke cancels Novak Djokovic's visa, tennis player to be deported.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has used his ministerial powers to personally cancel Novak Djokovic's visa, after the tennis star won a court case earlier this week against his previous cancellation. Mr Hawke said he cancelled the visa on "health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so".
The tennis star's legal team has indicated they intend to file an injunction against the minister's decision in a bid to allow him to stay and play in the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic will not be detained or deported tonight, but will be required to attend an interview with immigration officials in Melbourne at 8am tomorrow, a court has been told.
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