Then why make up non factual crap to defend poor performance of your adopted country and then be surprised when you get a response! You were so far away from any semblance of the truth and fact it was warranted.
So its you that needs to take that FUCKING chill pill and consider what you type and before you hit the key to post more 
As to other peanuts COVID is NOT POLITICS it is public health
It started because you took exception to 25 CPS using the adjective "draconian" in a perfectly innocuous non-political post asking an innocent question and you overeacted and made it political by responding with an uncalled for "us and them" reply criticising both 25 CPS and Canada. Dial it back several notches please.
Reusing boilerplate text is normal so I wasn't surprised to see that statement about being able to arrange inspection of that 34401A copied and pasted into the auction or included as part of a setup template. What surprised me, based on the first hand accounts from my childhood best friend who lives in Sydney now, is that this wouldn't be possible, but nothing was added to invite prospective buyers to arrange a substitute like being able to ask the seller to demonstrate the meter in photos or on video instead.
With respect to using the word "draconian", that's honestly the impression I've gotten from the first hand accounts I've been hearing. My friend's suffering. He really is. How much TV can you watch? How much reading can you do? How much other stuff can you fill the time with when you're locked up at home staring at the same four walls brooding while your mind wanders? Meanwhile, I hear about using party drugs to get away from it and fill the void as the days turn into weeks turn into months turn in to years soon, I hear about taking GHB and drinking half a bottle of champagne and popping sleeping pills to unwind enough to sleep at night. And I understand. You do what you need to do to survive; we both learned that a long time ago when we were kids living on the same street. At least I can leave the house, do stuff, fill the time, live somewhat of a normal existence but when I hear from my old best friend who's been boxed in so bad for so long and everything's been taken away that there's nothing left but drugs and alcohol to cope with it, my heart breaks and it really forces some critical thinking about the collateral damage inflicted by a cost no object, ends justify the means approach to things.
Does your friend live in a "one room flat", or is "same four walls" a figure of speech?
How long has he lived in Sydney?
If only a short time, he may be suffering from really bad "homesickness".
It sounds silly, but it can really make you depressed, even if you are living an otherwise normal life.
The image presented is one of "total lockdown" following the original "Wuhan" pattern, where that is far from the truth.
People can leave their house for several reasons, such as buying necessary provisions at the supermarket, medical appointments, & so on.
They can exercise outside for short periods.
If however, a person's life consists of going to the Pub, Football, night clubs, etc, that is not available.
Sydney only went into "lockdown" on the 26th June, & initially, that was a pretty 'soft" one.
Before that, they had many months of relative normality following an initial short lockdown in early 2020.
There is a lot of propaganda from various Right Wing sources to try to make things seem worse than they are.
Zooming out from Sydney, much of regional NSW lives a fairly normal life, although others have Delta cases & have gone into lockdown.
Of the other States, Victoria is in much the same situation as NSW, Queensland is very worried about a small outbreak at the moment.
All the rest have "Covid zero" (no cases in the community).
In Western Australia, where I live, we are living normally, due to State border restrictions, & have had many months of that situation.
None of the State or International borders are really totally closed North Korean style, Thousands of expatriate Australians have returned from other countries, stayed in quarantine for 2 weeks & rejoined the community, but in an operation of such scale, there have been a few slip ups, & Covid positive people have got out into the community.
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