Overview
- Home affairs minister Tony Burke confirmed the government denied the visa, saying authorities will use every tool to keep communities safe.
- The Dutch volleyball association said both Steven van de Velde and partner Alexander Brouwer will not compete at the world championships starting 14 November in Adelaide.
- Brouwer said on social media that the decision ends his season, noting he had hoped to contest his seventh world championships.
- South Australia’s attorney-general Kyam Maher urged the denial in writing, and an online petition opposing entry gathered more than 4,000 signatures.
- Event organisers said they will proceed with staging the tournament, and the decision aligns with recent High Court backing of the government’s discretion in character-test visa cases.