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Images of Melbourne Park as the Australian Open begins, the day after Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia. World number one Djokovic was supposed to have been the headline act in the night session, but the unvaccinated Serbian is not defending his title after a court upheld the cancellation of his visa. IMAGES
Images outside Rod Laver Arena, the Australian Open venue at Melbourne Park on Thursday, as the country is poised to decide whether to deport Novak Djokovic following a sensational legal battle over the tennis superstar's arrival in the country without being vaccinated. IMAGES
Activists hand out "Where is Peng Shuai?" t-shirts outside Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open women's final will take place on Saturday. The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday that it has spoken with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai again and plans to meet her in Beijing during next month's Winter Games. IMAGES
Scene outside the immigration detention centre where tennis world number one Novak Djokovic is being held, as he is due to launch a make-or-break court battle on Monday to stay in Melbourne and defend his Australian Open title, arguing he has an all-clear because of a positive coronavirus test in December. IMAGES
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed that he held talks with his Chinese counterpart Sunday, the first meeting between the countries' defence ministers for three years. The meeting was "an important first step", Marles told reporters in Singapore, on the sidelines of a security summit. IMAGES from Australian Defence Minister