This year’s Australian Open was controversial even before it started. How’s it going now?
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How the ‘Djokovic Affair’ Finally Came to an End
Novak Djokovic lost to a government with powerful laws, determined to make an example out of him.
Novak Djokovic and Global Pandemic Morality
The move to deport Novak Djokovic is not just an exercise of Australian law. It represents an enforcement of collectivist values against an athlete who sought to play by his own rules.
Djokovic Stay at Park Hotel Highlights Australia Asylum Seeker Plight
The tennis star is quarantining in a Melbourne hotel where asylum seekers have been held for over a year, under a program that has been widely criticized.
Why Novak Djokovic Was Blocked From Entering Australia
The men’s No. 1 tennis player had received an exemption to the country’s vaccine requirements. Then the federal government stepped in.
Skepticism and anger greet Novak Djokovic’s vaccine exemption.
Some Australians reacted with fury at the announcement from the world’s No. 1 male tennis player, the sport’s most prominent vaccination skeptic.
Giving Thanks in Australia
It’s an odd affair outside America, but maybe the holiday will inspire more of us to pause and appreciate the gifts we’ve been given.
Melbourne, 262 Days in Lockdown, Celebrates a Reopening
After hitting a vaccination target, Australia’s second largest city now has many fewer restrictions.
Melbourne, 262 Days in Lockdown, Celebrates a Reopening
After hitting a vaccination target, Australia’s second largest city now has many fewer restrictions.
Covid’s Relentless Strain on a Melbourne Hospital
From sadness to irreverent laughter, one emergency room doctor explains what it feels like to practice medicine in the epicenter of Australia’s latest outbreak.