Half an hour drive ≠ 5km lockdown restrictions. Your condescending tone is typical of Australia's managerial class, completely disconnected from the realities most locked down Australians are facing.

Have a moment to ponder the existence of immigrant small business owners facing bankruptcy in Parramatta, the furloughed truckies in Blacktown, the working class kids in overcrowded government housing in Penrith.

Lockdown means that it is literally illegal to make that drive to the coastline right now, and it will continue to be for the foreseeable future. The only people who get to enjoy being in "one of the most beautiful places in the world full of sunshine, sea and sand" during lockdown are a few incredibly wealthy folks living in expensive homes in expensive regions of the country. The comment you're replying to is exactly right.

How many live within 5km / in an LGA with a beach?

> Stop mistaking our country for your own.

I'm Australian

It's also convenient that these suburbs are not the ones being targeted by huge police operations

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/08/weste...