Australia information reside updates: Novak Djokovic to be detained amid authorized battle; Covid case numbers anticipated to surge

“Double-dose vaccination charges amongst folks with incapacity could also be as little as 50% in some regional and distant native authorities areas,” Luke Henriques-Gomes writes:

Whereas shut contacts across the nation have been allowed to return to work after the federal authorities pushed for extra relaxed isolation guidelines, a South Australian meatworks went additional.

Individuals who have been Covid constructive have been allowed to return to work. Peter Hannam writes:

Staff who examined constructive to Covid have been pressured to put on yellow hairnets to determine themselves.

Extraordinary. Learn all about it right here:

Police are getting ready for “intense protests” at Outdated Parliament Home at the moment, AAP stories.

The so-called sovereign residents motion has been encroaching on the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra and inflicting bother ever since that fireside was lit in opposition to the doorways of Outdated Parliament Home in December.

I’ll regulate it and allow you to know what occurs.

The legendary Malcolm Farr has solid an eagle eye over the Novak Djokovic saga, and prime minister Scott Morrison’s position in it.

The harm to Australian tourism and Australian sport attributable to a single, cussed tennis participant and a hesitant federal authorities might require a proper inquiry to kind out.

Some extra particulars on this morning’s courtroom listening to for Novak Djokovic – we’ll be bringing it to you because it occurs:

Good morning, and welcome to your weekend. On the information entrance, it’s certain to be a calming experience. There’s not a lot happening, is there?

Oh, wait.

Late yesterday we heard tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa was cancelled – once more.

After every week of tortuous twists and turns, the immigration minister, Alex Hawke, cancelled it “on well being and good order grounds, on the idea that it was within the public curiosity to take action”.

The world’s No 1 participant is predicted to be interviewed by immigration officers in Melbourne at 8am. He’s then anticipated to be returned to immigration detention.

A listening to on the matter is listed within the federal courtroom at 10.15am. A closing result’s anticipated on Sunday afternoon.

The Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic, has accused the Australian authorities of “harassing” and “maltreating” Djokovic. Djokovic’s former coach and mentor, Niki Pilic, described the state of affairs as “shameful” and stated Djokovic was being handled like a “prison.”

Within the meantime, here’s Paul Karp’s take.

We’ll carry you the most recent Covid figures, even when the case numbers have considerably misplaced their connection to actuality, and we’re keeping track of shortages of … frankly, every little thing, together with frequent sense on some fronts.

And as all the time, I’ll attempt to discover some nuggets of pleasure (or weirdness) to sprinkle by means of the information.