No shock here. With all the COVID bullshit every state in the world claimed absolute power and authority over every one and every thing. There was insufficient resistence to dissuade them. On the contrary, Australians bent over and begged for more, and now they're getting it good and hard.
Americans, including the so-called "liberty movement," are likewise bending over and begging for it with their flaccid response.
Once they've secured it, authoritarians and tyrants NEVER willingly give up inordinate power and authority. Without vigorous resistance and defiance, backed by an iron resolve, once they've taken it they keep it forever.