[aprinsen]

I'm probably making assumptions, so I'd like to clarify, which government prohibited travel to such a degree?

In the my US Midwest jurisdiction, the truly restrictive lockdowns closed indoor business, and discouraged gathering, but to my knowledge it was never illegal to travel. And indoor gathering restrictions didn't last more than a few months in private spaces. Although, certain behaviors were strongly discouraged for quite a long time.

I'm assuming based on your units you are not in the US, however.

[roenxi]

Australia. NSW to be specific since each state had its own response. But US law affects a lot of services I use.

And I wish our government had taken a light-touch approach like yours. Dare I say I wish they'd adopted a philosophy of weak governance and respecting people's rights by letting them make their own choices.

[iso1210]

The people of Australia get to vote in 4 months for a new government. If people really hated the covid restrictions as much as you, then they will get rid of the people who implemented them.

[dalyons]

Wellz it’s a bit more complicated than that, the upcoming election is for the feds who had not much to do with the lockdowns (which was the state govs)

[_carbyau_]

True in respect to direct lockdown orders. However the Feds were responsible for obtaining vaccine supply. A pretty dismal timetable for that led to the term Vaccine Strollout...