Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have made a late night appearance before a federal judge seeking an injunction to prevent the tennis star from being deported or taken into detention.
The preliminary directions hearing started in the Federal Circuit and Family Court at 8.45pm on Friday – three hours after Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his discretionary powers to cancel Djokovic’s visa. The proceedings were streamed on the court’s YouTube channel.
While legal experts have raised doubts the unvaccinated Serbian will