Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he “has seen some commentary” about tennis star Novak Djokovic’s father publicly supporting Russia.
“I’ll make this point that Australia stands with the people of Ukraine, that’s Australia’s position,” Mr Albanese said during a media conference on Friday afternoon.
“We don’t want to see any support given to the Russian invasion of Ukraine that is having a devastating impact on the people of Ukraine.”
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