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Djokovic vs Australia: Novak to stay

Novak Djokovic has won an appeal against the cancellation of his visa and can now stay in Australia and play in the Australian tennis open.

Djokovic’s visa had been cancelled, but he believed he had permission to enter the country because he had recovered from the Covid last month and was therefore exempt from vaccination rules.

The Australian government have said they could still cancel the visa.

Rob and Roy discuss this news story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.

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The story

The tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic, has won his appeal against the decision to refuse him a visa to enter Australia.

A judge in Melbourne ruled he must be immediately released from immigration detention.

But The Australian government has told the court it could still exercise its power to cancel the visa.

Djokovic arrived at Melbourne Airport last week to defend his title at the Australian Open, which begins next Monday.

Key words and phrases

quashes
rejects something officially

• If the judge quashes his sentence, Mike will be allowed to leave prison after three years.
• The protest against the government was quashed by police.

handed (a) reprieve
given cancellation of a punishment

• After new evidence was revealed, she was handed a reprieve and allowed to leave house arrest.
• The company was handed a reprieve from bankruptcy after a new investor came in.

clearing (a/the) path
allowing something to happen or proceed

• After years of being banned, the politician was told she could stand for election again, clearing the path for her to become president.
• The shareholders cleared the path for a takeover after accepting the businessman’s offer.

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