right wing conspiracy theorists,
Alan B,
You're terribly wrong on this one, it's the Leftists who are opposing discipline & aren't complying !

To paraphrase Martin Niemoller: first they did it to the Victorians, and we did nothing because we weren't Victorians.

If the Andrews government gets away with what it is doing to democracy and, more importantly, what it wants to do to democracy with this new legislation, how long will it be before other State governments, and the Federal government, start doing the same things to democracy for whatever reason they choose!

In the UK, a Socialist member of the House of Lords has already said that, now people have "accepted" the loss of certain freedoms in the name of stopping the China virus, it is time to apply the same methods - assaulting democracy - to bring people into line on climate change.

>Our military are beyond reproach

This is a dangerous thing to say, NO one is beyond either reproach or criticism.

One example here

https://www.theage.com.au/national/special-forces-chief-acknowledges-war-crimes-blames-poor-moral-leadership-20200628-p556z6.html

That the ADF are being deployed on Australia soil against Australians is beyond the pal and horrific ! They should be ashamed of themselves.

Other then the off the cuff mark about China I agre with David, again,

...... ADF are being deployed on Australia soil against Australians is beyond the pal and horrific !
Valley guy,
It is beyond the pal and horrific that some Australians' mentality & behaviour requires engaging the ADF !

David Leyonhjelm claims that standing armies have been around since the Roman era.

I thought standing armies did not come until a lot later like around the 18th century, which is 1300 years after the Roman era.

Is David Leyonhjelm trying to pull the wool over our eyes here?

For months, Melbourne has been experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis. The Lifeline service has received more calls per day than it has in its entire history. The government's draconian lockdown laws, fines, travel restrictions and curfews are responsible. Black-clad police pounce on anyone who stops walking or sits down, fines them $1650, or arrests them. Stopping to talk to someone is regarded as a "gathering".

As one commentator wrote, "Life in this city (Melbourne) has become a slow suicide.