Immigration Minister Andrew Giles last month overturned anautomatic three-year ban that came with his visa being cancelled last year after he entered the country unvaccinated,which will allow him to compete in the grand slam in January.
An exclusive survey,conducted by Resolve Strategic for this masthead,reveals 30 per cent of Australians now support him being allowed into the country,up from 14 per cent in January.
The survey showed 41 per cent now believe he should not be allowed to stay and play in the Australian Open,down from 71 per cent in January,while 29 per cent say they do not care if he is allowed to play unvaccinated or not.
But Resolve director Jim Reed said the increased support for Djokovic coming to Australia is a consequence of the “new reality of people being allowed to enter the country without being vaccinated,” he said.
“We’re not in the same place,” he said.
“Still,less than a third want him to be allowed to come here and play,with the remainder either against this because they don’t like him or his vaccination stance,or simply not caring about whether he comes or goes.”