They didn't. The state made it clear they wouldn't sponsor his visa if he arrived unvaccinated unless he had at the time of arrival documentation of his case for exemption. Clearly he failed to furnish either vaccination or appropriate exemption documentation at entry. As I said if he was serious about competing he wouldn't take the chance and would have gotten vaccinated just like everyone else that wants to come to Australia for any other purpose. He already gets special treatment and entry when others aren't able to travel here, the least he can do is follow the rules.
He gets special treatment and entry because Australia decided to host an _international_ sporting event during a pandemic. If health is so important to the government, they should have just canceled the event, or make it only national.
Yes he gets a chance at entry when all other non-citizens are denied even the chance.
That doesn't mean he gets to ignore all the rules, if anything because he has been offered such a privilege he should go above and beyond to follow the rules.
It's like being invited to someones home that has a shoes off policy and refusing to take your shoes off because it "violates your freedoms". Then them offering an exemption if you show a medical reason for needing to keep your shoes on followed by you telling them to go shove it when you actually arrive. Is it surprising when they decline to let you into their home?
Why wouldn't PCR test and isolation be enough? Besides with Omicron spread risk is not really reduced. Seems irrational decisionmaking to me and more of a power move.
Because the rules are the same for everyone. You are either double vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival or you have a qualifying medical exemption.
You are free to disagree with the rules (and not come to Australia) but you can't just ignore them.
