Australia has had nowhere near the lockdowns you Americans suffered last year, because we have been isolated for the most part from covid. The problem is now that delta ravaging our eastern states (Sydney, Melbourne) is massive issue and not showing any signs of slowing yet and the government has been in total panic trying to make it stop, which means lockdowns and more lockdowns.

Now they are saying its here for good and that we wont likely get back to 0 new cases per day. The rest of Australia is varying levels of covid restrictions and closed borders to try and stop it .. but we know it will get here one way or another.