‘Hard to justify’: Albanese lashes Coalition’s handling of 2022 Djokovic detention. By Olivia Ireland and Broede Carmody, SMH

As Djokovic prepares his campaign for an 11th Australian Open title, Albanese criticised the Morrison government’s decision to refuse him access to religious ministration while in detention.

“I found it astonishing that in the lead-up to Christmas, Novak Djokovic was denied by the then-federal government the opportunity to see his Orthodox … priest,” Albanese said on Monday in Queensland. “That was something that I think was hard to justify.”

‘Hard to justify’: Albanese lashes Coalition’s handling of 2022 Djokovic detention. By Olivia Ireland and Broede Carmody, SMH