Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reiterated that unvaccinated foreign nationals are not allowed to enter the country unless they have a valid medical exemption.
Mr Morrison said he didn’t want to comment on Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s consideration of whether to cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa, but said foreigners have “to show they are double vaccinated or must provide acceptable proof that they cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons”.
“That is the policy. That policy hasn’t changed,” he said.
“We would expect authorities to be implementing the policy of the government when it comes to those matters.
“That relates to people who are coming to Australia. These are non-citizens, non-residents.
“They are visa holders, and they may have acquired a visa recently, they may have acquired a visa some time ago and be returning when some of these issues weren’t even standing at the time.
“And so that’s why it’s important to distinguish between the visa and the condition to enter the border.”