This is INSANE.
First, they should have stopped him from FLYING there, rather than rush in and reverse the decision AFTER he was already in the air.
Second, upon deciding he could not stay, why not just take him to the airport?
That country, especially its states (some are worse than others), is DRUNK ON POWER. And I'd bet there are leftists in THIS country watching carefully to see how much they can get away with.
If I'm Djokovic, I make a public fuss. I protest the Australian government by demanding they remove his name from all NINE of his Aussie Open championships. I return the trophies. I say I will have no further business with a government of tyrants.
It won't happen. Too many wokies in his orbit, too many other national tennis associations terrified of governments. He would be abandoning his career if he did this.
But he would be RIGHT to do it. This is appalling treatment.