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The Australian Open has granted permission to defend their title.
Australians reacted angrily to news that Novak Djokovic will play in the Australian Open after being exempt from vaccinations.
All players and staff at the tournament must be protected from diseases.
Last year, he said he was "opposed to vaccination".
He has not been treated differently. Australians have been critical of officials and the player.
The country is seeing tens of thousands of Covid-19 cases for the first time after enduring some of the world's strictest restrictions.
Some Australians can't travel interstate or globally because of current restrictions, but over 90 percent of Australia's over-16 population is fully vaccine free.
Scott Morrison said that if he didn't have a genuine medical exemption from vaccinations, he would be on the next plane home.
The prime minister told reporters that if the evidence is insufficient, he will be on the next plane home. There should be no special rules for Novak. None at all.
Many Australians had accused the government of allowing the rich and famous to do as they please while ordinary people remained separated from sick and dying loved ones.
The Australian Open will be held in Melbourne, and Christine Wharton thinks it's a disgrace.
"We've all done the right thing, we've all gone out and got our jabs and our boosters, and we have someone that has come from overseas, and all of a sudden he's been exempt and can play, and I think it's an absolute disgrace
A&E doctor Stephen Parnis doesn't care how good a tennis player he is. He shouldn't be allowed in if he's not getting vaccinations. "If this is true, it sends an appalling message to millions of people who want to reduce their own risk."
Some other tennis players were surprised by the decision. I think it's very interesting. Alex de Minaur said that he would only say that.
Jamie Murray said he wouldn't be getting an exemption if he wasn't vaccine-vaccinated. You know, but well done to him for getting clear to come to Australia and compete.
The Australian Open begins on 17 January, and the event's chief executive Craig Tiley said 26 athletes had applied for medical exemptions. He said that a few had been granted.
He told Channel 9 that they made it difficult for anyone to apply for an application to make sure it was the right one.
Inflammation of the heart or another acute condition are listed as valid reasons for applying for a medical exemption.
It is possible that he has recently tested positive for the virus, which would allow him to defer taking the vaccine.
He said last April that he wouldn't want to be forced to take a vaccine in order to travel because he was against it.
On Tuesday he said he was heading down under with an exemption permission after spending a lot of time with his family. Let's go in 2022. I'm ready to play tennis in the next few weeks.
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Jaala Pulford, the state government minister, acknowledged the decision was frustrating and upsetting, but denied that he had received special treatment. She and Mr. Tiley urged him to give more information.
Mr Tiley said that it would be helpful if Novak explained the conditions in which he sought an exemption.
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