13 January 2022
Novak Djokovic, Freedom Fighter
If he plays, frustrated Aussies will cheer on not just a sporting champion, but a champion of freedom and the rule of law. The swift and resounding judgment by the Federal Court of Australia to let tennis superstar Novak Djokovic stay in the country was a humiliating unforced error by a government that has become accustomed to imposing draconian COVID-19
11 January 2022
Djok’s Oz Hitch Is A Uniquely Australian Saga
Even for an Australian here in Melbourne, the Novak Djokovic saga has been bizarre, chaotic and Kafkaesque but also somehow uniquely Australian – with our Prime Minister leaping, Steve Irwin-like, into direct conflict with one of the world’s most high-profile vaccine objectors. And he lost. Here’s a recapitulation of events for those unfamiliar with the internecine nature of Australian immigration law. Last
6 January 2022
Djokovic Cast Perfectly In Australia’s COVID-19 Drama
The story of Novak Djokovic in Melbourne for the Australian Open is a perfect cameo of this country’s management of COVID-19. The world’s No.1 tennis player has made a brief but high-profile appearance in a drama that two years ago Australians were told could run for some months. Djokovic is a character in Australia’s COVID-19 drama. First told by the
