Yes, Australia and NZ were authoritarian to the hilt in the Covid reign of terror.
My daughter and friend are flying to Australia tomorrow and taking a cruise boat around the various interesting islands. Good because her beloved husband died two months ago and all she does is cry.
I hope the ship is not pushing vaxes. As I recall, she had one when Covid first was announced because she and her husband went to Maui. Her MD was not a vax pusher but gave her necessary a shot of the least horrible vax.