But it's OK for the Australian cricket team to return from a tournament in India via Samoa or thereabouts in order to avoid having to quarantine?
Huh? Sure they jumped the queue to return, but they did spend the full 2 weeks in quarantine.
Whilst most Australians aren't allowed more than 5 km from their front door.
The 5km rule was imposed, but didn't coincide with the Cricket team returning from anywhere as far as I can see. My sister lives in Sydney, and she says currently there are no travel restrictions in New South Wales (They went for a weeks holiday in Nowra, 2 hours drive south of Sydney earlier this month). There is a far bit of interstate politics going on, and Western Australia still seems to be chasing a zero covid myth by cutting itself off from the rest of Oz, but it's not much different to the daft rules the Welsh/Scots have to put up with because of Drakeford/Sturgeon.
If Australia ever reopens the population will be decimated.
Australia already has infection rates similar to the UK, and their double jabbed plus booster figures aren't that different to the UK.
So whilst I do consider Australia to be a police state, your statements seem unfounded? I just wish the Ozzies had refused visas to the shower of shiite that call themselves the England Cricket team.