"Many of us have taken the vaccine for our own health reasons and in the hope that restrictions will ease.". ....... and very sensible too.
this is the reason for mandatory vaccination, to ensure that those who are hesitant or apathetic do get vaccinated so that Aus can achieve herd immunity and thus allow for total relaxation of restrictions.
it is those who steadfastly refuse to accept the need for vaccination that are holding the nation back and the chief cause of restrictions remaining in force. Govts cannot risk exposing the unvaccinated being infected due to premature relaxation of health related restrictions. and so while unvaxxed people continue to resist restrictions will require to be enforced.
Lockdowns are required to limit the spread of the infection among the unvaxxed. Get everyone vaxxed and all restrictions should be removed quickly.
