I am not judging anyone, i loved my experience in australia and have friends that are australian. i got my car broken into in sicily but i dont consider all italians thieves, it is just my experience.
Melbourne has a more significant and active leftist faction than all other places in Australia save Tasmania. It is a bit like visiting Sanita Monica, Marin County and Upper West side Manhattan and decide the US is just like what you have seen in these three places.
And even the leftist do-gooders can't control Melbourne and Victoria to the extent their counterparts do here (NZ).