You're not allowed to leave your state or your country with the permission of some bureaucrat, and you're claiming that you haven't given up any civil rights?
I guess no-one had given up their civil rights in East Germany, or the Soviet Union then either.
Always so hyperbolic. The state border controls are for quarantine.
In states that have covid under control, that means filling out a form stating you're not sick. Rather sensible requirement during a pandemic
The banning of country exit visas is far far more controversial and doesn't have wide spread support. It seems okay as a sensible precaution at the start of the pandemic in order to ensure quarantine places were available for people who want to return to Australia. The fact that it's gone on so long without any real effort to find a better solution is poor government.
Border controls in Australia, are widely popular. Much like in the US.
The border controls will be removed once the country reaches a steady state of vaccination levels and things are as back to normal as they will get. All other controls have been removed immediately once they were no longer required.
This mass surveillance is far more concerning, and people constantly talking about temporary quarantine controls are muddying the waters of an important topic.
I guess no-one had given up their civil rights in East Germany, or the Soviet Union then either.