01-11-2022, 01:46 AM
Is it politically wise for the Immigration Minister, Alex Hawke, to emphasise that he has the power to cancel Djokovic's Visa in his discretion? The only advantage to the Govt would be that it might send a message to Djokovic and his family that it's best not to gloat to the media about winning the court case.
By raising the issue, however, it makes it clear Djokovic's continued presence in Australia is due to a Govt decision, not a court decision. Unless Hawke follows through and cancels the Visa, Scotty from Marketing completely loses any advantage he might have had in running a Tampa redux campaign. He could still try to run the 'We will decide who comes to this country' line, but if Alex Hawke doesn't act then that would probably be met with scorn. If the Visa is cancelled, it will probably just focus attention on how inept the handling of this saga has been. Either way, the opposition will have a field day.
By raising the issue, however, it makes it clear Djokovic's continued presence in Australia is due to a Govt decision, not a court decision. Unless Hawke follows through and cancels the Visa, Scotty from Marketing completely loses any advantage he might have had in running a Tampa redux campaign. He could still try to run the 'We will decide who comes to this country' line, but if Alex Hawke doesn't act then that would probably be met with scorn. If the Visa is cancelled, it will probably just focus attention on how inept the handling of this saga has been. Either way, the opposition will have a field day.