It’s moments like this I’m glad this libertarian nonsense hasn’t infected Australian culture like it has the USA, and most of us know to do the right thing (most of the time) and contribute to a well functioning society rather than worry about their individual wants. Examples - higher compliance with mask wearing and anti vaxxer/lockdown protests barely noticeable here in Oz.
The fact Qld/WA/NT already have most of their liberties back is a testament to that fact.
You are missing the point that in a libertarian society it is up to the individual to decide what is right for them and not be dictated to by a government authority.
And you are smoking alot of drugs if you think anyone in the Australian Commonwealth has most of their liberties back. How long have the so-called "state of emergency" laws been rolling on for now?? 18 months?? How long are they going to be around?? What's your freedom of movement within in your own country looking like?? You realise this sort of stuff would have started civil wars 100 years ago, but now we are so soft that it is all just 'accepted'.
The problem with all this is that it could be used as a basis of a proper permanent removal of liberty and a move toward a much more totalitarian state. Only time will tell on that one.
What does Sydney not understand ???
Maybe they prefer their freedom and are happy to take the risk?