Good grief!
What say you, since you’re actually there?
It’s not my state, so I’m not necessarily up on everything that is going on there, but from what I can see the Queensland government is quite paranoid about COVID - not quite to the extent of WA or Victoria, but still pretty bad.
Their Chief Health Officer did say this, but I think the context is being exaggerated a little - some people are suggesting it’s some sort of threat, where I think it’s more accurate to say, it’s a warning to people about the consequences of their choices given the decision the QLD government is likely to take.
I also think people are acting as if this is a lot more long term than it likely is. That’s understandable given the rhetoric coming out of some government and quasi-government organisations which are talking about long term programs to deal with COVID involving boosters each year - people are feeling like this means those who don’t get vaccinated will face long term sanctions. I actually think that’s unlikely. Other states have gradually become more realistic on the COVID time frame - Queensland and Western Australia are still lagging behind on that. As they see the rest of the country open up without major problems, I expect to see that dialled back. But at the moment, they are still in very paranoid mode.