Rod McGuirk, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Defending men's champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic gestures during a practice session on Margaret Court Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Novak Djokovic in Australian Open draw as visa saga continues

by John Pye Associated Press, and Rod McGuirk Associated PressJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic remained in limbo even after he was included in the draw for the Australian Open on Thursday, with the tennis star still awaiting a government decision on whether to deport him for not being vaccinated for…

Defending champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic, left, talks with his coach Goran Ivanisevic during a practice session in the Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The prime ministers of Australia and Serbia have discussed Novak Djokovic's precarious visa after the top-ranked Serbian tennis star won a court battle to compete in the Australian Open but still faces the threat of deportation because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. (Kelly Defina/Pool Photo via AP)

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Novak Djokovic back into swing in Australia, visa questions linger

by John Pye Associated Press, and Rod McGuirk Associated PressJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022

In this undated photo released from the Rural Fire Service, a C-130 Hercules plane called "Thor" drops water during a flight in Australia. Officials in Australia on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, searched for a water tanker plane feared to have crashed while fighting wildfires. (RFS via AP)

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Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans

by Rod McGuirk Associated PressJanuary 23, 2020

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet members of the public outside the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Dan Himbrechts/Pool via AP)

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Prince Harry and Meghan start Aussie tour with baby gifts

by Kirsty Wigglesworth Associated Press, and Rod McGuirk Associated PressOctober 16, 2018

Australian Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Magistrates Court in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, arrived surrounded by police and media to learn whether he must stand trial on charges that he sexually abused multiple victims decades ago. (Joe Castro/AAP Image via AP)

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Cardinal Pell to face trial on criminal charges in Australia

by Rod McGuirk Associated PressApril 30, 2018

Police accompany a woman as they attend the scene where a house was raided at Meadow Heights in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Police in Australia detained five suspects who were allegedly planning a series of Christmas Day bomb attacks in the heart of the country's second largest city, officials said Friday. (Julian Smith/AAP Image via AP)

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Christmas bomb plot in Australia foiled, 5 detained

by Rod McGuirk Associated PressDecember 23, 2016

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Novak Djokovic in Australian Open draw as visa saga continues

Novak Djokovic back into swing in Australia, visa questions linger

Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans

Prince Harry and Meghan start Aussie tour with baby gifts

Cardinal Pell to face trial on criminal charges in Australia

Christmas bomb plot in Australia foiled, 5 detained

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