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> You are being deliberately (maliciously?) misleading and scare mongering here.

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> people that have returned to the country

I do not know who's being deliberately misleading here.

Please note[1]:

> It will start this week for people returning from New South Wales and Victoria.

> People wanting to return to South Australia and home quarantine will have to apply to SA Health.

So this is clearly applicable to Australian citizens within Australia. Citizens of Australia are not allowed to move freely within Australia. Before an Australian citizen can travel from one part of Australia to another part of Australia, they have to ask the government to allow them to do so. They must accede to the points I listed.

After that the government will expand the program to international travelers.

Once a populace accepts that they are not allowed travel and that the government can arbitrarily place people under house arrest and subject to torture (and knowledge of random intrusions into your life can happen at any time - even during a long, relaxing shower or something is psychological torture), there isn't much that will stop people with the power from expanding their control.

[1]: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-23/how-will-south-austra...

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