[Presbyterian Reporter]

Population wise Florida with 22 million people is just smaller than the entire country of Australia.

In Florida we have had 2.5 million cases and 37,000 deaths from covid.

Meanwhile, in Australia they have had 30,000 cases and 910 deaths in their sparsely populated country.

It seems the Aussie’s are becoming a police state. That is a shame as I have enjoyed my many visits to their country.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Presbyterian Reporter :" Meanwhile, in Australia they have had 30,000 cases and 910 deaths in their sparsely populated country.
It seems the Aussie’s are becoming a police state. That is a shame as I have enjoyed my many visits to their country."

Under current conditions, if you visit Australia, or even if you are are a returning natural born Australian, you are required to stay 14 days in a "Quarantine Hotel".
It used to be at "State expense",
but now you have to pay $3,000 for a single, or, $5,000 for a couple to stay for the mandated 14 day quarantine.
I believe that the police state scenario only recently enacted under the most recent State Minister (Morrison ?).
Yes, Australia is a 'medical police State', right now.

[marktwain]

It seems the Aussie’s are becoming a police state.

Yes, they are.

But, Australia has a strong federal system. Stronger federalism than the United States.

South Australia is the most tightly controlled, IMHO.

The least Controls are in Queensland, and, surprisingly, the Northern Territory.