To be clear - on what I know about him, I don't like him

& he's certainly pretty bonkers

My reaction is to his treatment, and to the direction in which (as an example) it seems to be taking us. I see they're now considering action which would prevent him from returning for 3 years. They'd have to be mad - but if it were not him (famous etc) I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen -

"The power states that the minister would have to be satisfied “a ground exists to cancel the visa”, in this case a threat to public health because Djokovic is unvaccinated; that Djokovic can’t dissuade him of this; and that it is “in the public interest to cancel the visa”.

Immigration law professor, Mary Crock, told Guardian Australia the Migration Act gives the minister “god-like powers” to cancel visas and if “they really decide to … the power is there”.

“Everything that has gone before can be disregarded – it is set up precisely for this situation, to come in and cancel a visa anyway.

“The politics behind this is enormous … If the visa is cancelled under this provision – you’re excluded for three years … Australia would be at risk of losing the Australian Open.”

The "ordinary man" would be f**ked.

Posted By: paulg on January 10th 2022 at 09:52:25

Message Thread

Novak Djokovic can stay! (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jan 10, 06:26:44
- BBC reporting he's just been rearrested. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jan 10, 09:10:36
  - Can’t find anything from trusted sources (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 09:14:35
    - News coming into your bunker (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 09:15:58
      - Lover duck - yes please (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jan 10, 17:57:46
      - Courtesy of 5G! (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 09:33:47
    - loz? (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 09:15:06
- The whole thing (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 10, 08:07:16
  - totally agree. disgusting behaviour by the Aussie authorities. (n/m) (General Chat) - munter, Jan 10, 08:52:48
    - Get you - all that faux anger. Loving that tantrum look on you. (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jan 10, 09:08:50
      - Was it rude? Sorry if so but not the intention (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jan 10, 13:18:50
      - no need to be rude love. it's happy monday after all (n/m) (General Chat) - munter, Jan 10, 09:44:12
    - On the topic of disgusting behaviour (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:55:41
      - yeah thats not great (n/m) (General Chat) - munter, Jan 10, 09:37:48
        
        Bordering on criminal (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 09:44:08
        
        dont think either side has got it right (General Chat) - munter, Jan 10, 09:51:09
      - you love that word don't you (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 10, 09:07:17
        
        I have a little bet with myself when these threads start (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jan 10, 09:24:50
      - Clutching at straws (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 09:01:27
        
        Can I clutch your straw PP? (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jan 10, 17:58:32
        
        His lawyers used it as part of his appeal (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 09:05:36
        
        lol (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 10, 09:04:06
        
        By his own lawyers lol (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 09:06:01
        
        It's how his brain works. (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 09:11:31
        
        Shut your dribble up (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 09:53:38
        
        Careful now - you are almost sounding coherent - that would never do (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jan 10, 17:59:47
        
        You are presenting two options (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 10:27:21
        
        So he committed fraud to get into Australia (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 09:57:15
        
        Appears not (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 09:59:09
        
        So he knowingly risked infecting others then (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 10:01:36
        
        Like I said, I highly doubt he had it when this form and pics were made (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 10:05:15
        
        You’re not making any sense again (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 10:18:02
        
        Just when you think it's easy to ignore him altogether (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 10:30:37
        
        Could be under estimating him (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 10:34:54
        
        His latest line of attack is masterful (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 10:47:05
        
        He Shouldn't have to fake a cert to say he's healthy should he? (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 10:51:06
        
        When the argument is lost through any rational thought though (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 10, 10:33:42
        
        Lost.... he's free isn't he! I'd say that's a win (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 10:39:37
        
        The ‘positive’ test result came in the day before (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 10:52:30
        
        Being bitter and wrong is a hard one to take I suppose (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 10:27:56
        
        You and those straws PP, what are we going to do with you? (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jan 10, 18:04:01
  - Well, they appear to be arresting him, so… (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 10, 08:44:31
    - According to his mad dad (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:54:49
      - Mad Dad’s mad lad. It’s a family affair. (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jan 10, 09:11:08
      - Which isn’t true according to the government (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 09:02:35
        
        Ah (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 10, 09:03:14
  - Well, we interrogated and threw people in prison* (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 10, 08:23:58
    - It's not the metric (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 10, 08:56:41
    - life altering criminal record (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 10, 08:44:28
      - Exaggerating for effect (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 10, 08:57:36
        
        fair enough (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 10, 09:05:49
      - Hanging was too good for you (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 10, 08:51:06
      - Driving offences are often considered differently to other offences. (General Chat) - NxNW, Jan 10, 08:49:46
        
        Hey its Monday (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 10, 08:57:16
        
        "Pot? This is kettle, you're black." (n/m) (General Chat) - NxNW, Jan 10, 09:31:46
        
        the thing is (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 10, 09:58:20
        
        Yep, back to your shift. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 09:12:20
        
        thank you (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 10, 09:30:55
        
        It's even funnier when you just repeat the gag. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 09:32:54
  - "interrogated and thrown in prison". Are you his mad dad? (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 08:16:07
    - Look where covid has taken us in such a short time (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 10, 09:05:27
      - He's a dreadful person but the Australians have dealt with it terribly. (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 09:14:40
        
        "everything else" is examining (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 10, 09:24:39
        
        You have been vehemently anti-Oz throughout. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 09:29:14
        
        No I haven't (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 10, 09:36:51
        
        Djokovic doesn’t just get stick because he’s unvaxxed (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 09:42:27
        
        To be clear - on what I know about him, I don't like him (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 10, 09:52:25
        
        On a broader point (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 10, 10:05:19
        
        Yes 3rd highest excess death rate in the world (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 10:14:56
        
        Why would they be at risk of losing the Australian Open? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 10, 09:57:26
        
        They obviously wouldn’t (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 10:00:12
        
        Yep, either way it shows he's a wrong un (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 10, 09:51:57
        
        Sorry, I didn't mean you were 'broadly' anti-Oz - just in this case. (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 09:41:27
    - Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:29:48
  - They need to show strength now (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:10:24
    - Blub more please (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 08:32:01
      - There’s hopefully lots left of this story to give (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:37:38
        
        Worst thing will be when he wins it (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 10, 09:03:20
        
        And if he’d just been let into Australia (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:41:32
        
        Feels like that might happen (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 08:40:56
        
        He could take a bit of win from it (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:43:06
    - The crowds will definitely have their say if he plays. Will be epic. I call them the... (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 10, 08:17:59
      - Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:24:30
    - Yes, properly their reputation! (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 10, 08:12:06
      - Happy with 5 after my first green was on go 4 🙈 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 08:25:34
- The law is an Aus (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 10, 07:40:27
  - Written by convicts tbf so not much surprise (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 10, 08:25:54
- You can't be serious!! (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 10, 07:20:03
- Not sure the Oz public will be so lenient, either in the crowds at the tennis or in their (General Chat) - NxNW, Jan 10, 07:18:19
  - Was kinda hoping he’d stay for the abuse (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 07:41:31
    - Sorry,what’s this on the bill,”Premium Channel”? (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 10, 07:45:54
    - Be surprised if they send him home (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 10, 07:45:46

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