Morning mail: Djokovic’s day in court; Queensland floods; tutu debate

Monday: Novak Djokovic's court hearing begins as tennis star fights to stay in Australia. Plus: is the ballerina's tutu out of date?

Good morning. A bid to delay Novak Djokovic's visa hearing has been rejected. Federal and state governments scramble as Covid cases spike. A momentous week of diplomacy gets under way in Europe as Ukraine's fate hangs in the balance.

A bid by the Morrison government to delay Novak Djokovic's visa hearing by two days has been rejected by the federal circuit court. In an order, published on Sunday, judge Anthony Kelly rejected the move which would have delayed the hearing until Wednesday - after Tennis Australia's stated deadline to include the world No 1 in the Australian Open draw. But legal experts have warned even with the hearing proceeding on Monday, there is no guarantee Djokovic could secure a court order restoring his visa in time to play. The Serbian star could also face his visa being revoked again on fresh grounds.