Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese the Labor leader had to say:
How is it that a ... visa was granted in the first place?
This has been diabolical for Australia?s reputation, just in terms of our competence here and it is extraordinary that - as we are speaking - we still don?t know what the decision will be.
The decision should have been made before he was granted a visa. Either he was eligible or he wasn t.
Australia has a policy of not allowing unvaccinated people into Australia. It is beyond my comprehension how we have got to this point.
[Australians with relatives overseas] know how tough it is to get someone into Australia. At any time it is difficult, but at this time, in particular, it is extremely difficult.
Why is it those checks and balances werent in place for ... someone so prominent?
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was also on the Today show this morning, and had this to say prior to Mr Albaneses appearance:
The vast majority of Australians ... don t like the idea that another individual, whether they re a tennis player or the King of Spain or the Queen of England, can come up here and have a different set of rules to what everybody else has to deal with.
Whether they agree with the rules or not, they believe they should abide by the rules and that was the issue with Novak Djokovic.
I think that the rules that one person follows is the rules everybody should follow.
[Djokovic] is still a child of God like the rest of us, isn t he. So he has to abide by the laws.