Morrison government dragging out Djokovic visa saga ‘as a distraction’, Labor says

Anthony Albanese says it should never have come to this' as Jacqui Lambie implores immigration minister to stop this debacle'

• Australia still considering cancelling Novak Djokovic's visa and whether he had acceptable proof'
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Labor has accused the Morrison government of dragging out the Novak Djokovic visa saga to distract from its Omicron woes, as uncertainty over the tennis star's ability to play the Australian Open enters its second week.

With no decision yet announced by immigration minister Alex Hawke, the independent senator Jacqui Lambie also accused the government on Friday of an absolute shambles" in its handling of the Djokovic visa issue.