Im sorry, its not really clear what you are trying to say- as more data arrives things we thought before may be incorrect? Is there any data you actually believe? You have not posted any cogent alternative hypothesis- what is your posited theory? What actual data do you have to support this claim? What you have posted above does not support anything apart from some inconsistency in data collection across the world.
There is almost no way the Australian data is incorrect given the very high true negative rate with PCR (around 98%). Given that this other 98% were from higher risk population compared to locals (for the most part, before criteria were loosened), and the vast majority had either fever or respiratory symptoms (the negatives most likely had a regular cold or flu). The only way this could be incorrect, would be if there was already established herd immunity and there are people who have already had the virus who are testing PCR negative. This is not possible, as we know that every single place with significant epidemics has had overwhelmed hospital systems which has not happened here.
If we just limit to NSW, there are currently 2493 cases, 12 deaths. There are currently 23 patients on ventilators in NSW. We know from the first world setting that the mortality for ventilated patients is 60-80% (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2004500). So the expected mortality, assuming none of the recently identified cases progresses (EXTREMELY unlikely). At 70% mortality from above gives 28 deaths- or at least 1.1%.
South Korea, which had an early epidemic and has been well controlled has an increasing case fatality rate, consistent with people eventually dying from severe disease and is now at 1.7%.
Please tell me any possible way the Australian data and the South Korean data is wrong. It is just not plausible. There is almost no chance that the mortality rate is significantly less than 1%.
If you can give any actual evidence supporting any other claims I would be happy to engage.
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