Foxy,
Which is preferable to being a perjurer, do you not agree?

Do you all remember the 'loveable larrakin'
That's what the heart and soul of this nation once was.
But that time is past.
Now were all a bunch of childish bickering whingers.
This country sure isn't what it used to be.

SBS is promoting a project by a young child of "What is an Australian".
Josephus, that is a program probably more along the lines of dictating and manufacturing what the new Australia is now.

The "loveable larrikin?"

The Ned Kelly and Waltzing Matilda type -
Paul Hogan's sense of humour - the type
that's carefree and sceptical of power.
Yes indeed, that's how we talk about ourselves.
Not how we actually behave.

Our history is one of reliance on the state,
heightened regulation and mass compliance.Voting
is compulsory in this country. We were the
first nation to make seat belts compulsory in
cars. We're one of the first to make bicycle
helmets compulsory.

We were early adopters of mandatory breath tests for
motorists. We have extensive prohibitions on smoking
in public places, including outdoors. And the list
goes on.

Carefree larrikins? You betcha!

Foxy,
It can’t be said often enough, voting is not compulsory, most of the other things that you mention are safety matters which any sensible person would adopt, and seat belts are only compulsory on the majority of vehicles e.g. they are not required on my 1949 Riley even as a registered vehicle but I have them fitted.
They are not necessary on unregistered vehicles which are not driven on public roads.

According to the AEC - voting is compulsory under federal
electoral law. It is compulsory for all eligible
Australian citizens to enrol and vote in federal elections,
by-elections and referendums.

Everyone of these measures from compulsory voting to
bicycle helmets and the other controls mentioned earlier
are wildly popular. In general, many argue they're
common-sense and regard critics of them as unreasonable.
In any event we comply silently with all of them.

We might complain about our politicians but we ultimately
expect our governments to solve our problems. Our love
of border control scarcely needs explanation. One of the
first laws we passed after federation was the Immigration
Restriction Act and it certainly has been the most
enduring theme of this COVID time.

Our adherence to regulation and mass compliance explains
the reluctance of many fearing any change especially as
far as a republic is concerned. It makes perfect sense.