Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday that his government has not yet decided on revoking tennis superstar Novak Djokovic’s visa.
Morrison told a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canberra that Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s earlier statement that he was considering whether to tear down the visa “has not changed”.
The Australian leader insisted it was a decision for Hawke, rejecting further comment.
Djokovic flew to Melbourne on 5 January hoping to claim a tenth Australian Open title.
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The 34-year-old unvaccinated Serbian ace took the vaccine with him on December 16, claiming a positive PCR test result.
Border agents who rejected his exemption, saying that recent infection was an insufficient reason, tore his visa and placed him in a detention centre.
But vaccine-skeptic Djokovic’s high-powered legal team overturned Visa’s decision in court on Monday on a procedural matter related to his airport interview.