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It’s astounding that Scott Morrison would draw the world’s attention to the Park Hotel in Melbourne, a coronavirus incubator and home to refugees seeking asylum in Australia (“Star to remain between two courts till Monday”, January 7).

One of the refugees, Mustafa Salah, was detained as a 14-year-old when Morrison was Minister for Immigration nine years ago. Salah remains in immigration detention along with his father. Now the world will know that Julian Assange is just one of a list of political prisoners Australia wants to remain in detention. Novak Djokovic is a celebrity detention, presumably unaware that he’s landed in a Pacific gulag. Perhaps he’ll show his appreciation by lending the services of his legal team to the Salah family. Peter Breen, Bellingen

While the Serbian President blasts Australia’s treatment of Djokovic, may he also turn his attention to the maltreatment of the other asylum seekers locked up for years in the Park Hotel without so much as a tennis court. Vicky Marquis, Glebe

Hopefully, the Serbian’s visa problems may open the door to humane treatment and freedom for these refugees. Brendan Doyle, Wentworth Falls

Once again, our government’s skewed priorities in pursuit of political advantage have exposed us as a country of convicts without conviction (“Djokovic case should have been handled better”, January 7). It seems the sole representation of positive Australian values on the world stage is an animated dog called Bluey. Janet Argall, Dulwich Hill

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