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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Could the Novak Djokovic visa mess have been avoided? | In Focus
Description: The top-ranked tennis player in the world and arguably one of the all-time greats Novak Djokovic was held for four days in a detention centre in Australia, apparently because his unvaccinated status rendered his entry visa invalid. The showdown between the Australian federal agencies and Novak Djokovic was today settled in court, with a Federal Circuit Court judge ruling in Djokovic’s favour. It quashed the cancellation of Djokovic’s visa and ordered his immediate release from detention.While details of the events at the airport leading to Djokovic’s detention are still emerging, the whole episode has ra...