I agree with Leaddie’s point about the cultural differences between the USA and Australia.
In the USA, government is grudgingly tolerated and kept under close rein by a populace whose presumptive position is that any interference with an individual’s freedom is bad. Government in the USA is a creation of the populace and there to facilitate the aspirations of the populace. Government is required to stay in its place, like a pet dog. And, like a pet dog, government in the USA occasionally tries to expand its territory and take a higher status in the pack, in which case it gets a wet newspaper across the nose.
In Australia, government came first, and still comes first. The population comprises subjects of the monarch who are, as subjects, presumptively to be controlled. The government has powers for the peace, order and good government ‘of’ Australians, not ‘for’ Australians. Australians are the pet dogs, choosing between temporary kennel managers. The choice fools them into believing they’re ‘free’.