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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by gorwell on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @05:15PM (#28373767)
This is probably what they are referring to. Some areas are limiting outdoor time and fining people who are "outside without a reasonable excuse".

"From September 13, NSW residents that are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be given new freedoms.

Residents of hotspots can leave home for an hour of recreation on top of their exercise hour, while people in other areas can meet five others outdoors."

https://twitter.com/9NewsSyd/status/1430707532134236163

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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by 908B64B197 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @05:38PM (#28374029)
> will be given new freedoms

Wow, that's Orwellian to say the least.

Freedom is never granted, it is earned.

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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by tikwidd on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @08:45PM (#28375362)
And not all freedoms are equal. My freedom to drive on the wrong side of the road is lesser than your freedom to drive safely, so we restrict the former over the latter. Australians have chosen the freedom to live free of the virus over some temporary freedom of movement.

In Auckland (NZ) we are in probably some of the strictest lockdown conditions in the world, with schools and non-essential business closed, travel only permitted for exercise in a local area or visit to the supermarket, and mandatory isolation and testing for close contacts. Lockdowns are still viable here because we have been so vigilant and basically everyone understands the shared responsibility. That's how we earn that freedom.

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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by traloid on Thursday September 02, 2021 @06:39AM (#28390472)
>Australians have chosen

Have they?

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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by tikwidd on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @05:37PM (#28374015)
It's called a lockdown...
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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by smsm42 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @06:58PM (#28374640)
The question is not how it's called but whether it's happening or not.
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