So we just ignore the 99% of the rest of our political history, including the actual policies we have right now, and the politicians we have right now, in favour of painting our own little finger paintings about Australian politics overall because of the pandemic response? How about we call it what it was, which was neither left nor right, but a bout of authortarianism. That is something Australia actually does have a trend towards.

I agree that might be when you judge a politician, but that isn't even what we are talking about.