I’m Australian, living in Australia and I feel we’ve had and handled it remarkably well here compared to other nations. Worldometer aligns with this sentiment too.
Decided not to build dedicated quarantine facilities, instead relying on hotel quarantine. There has been a breach on average every 44 days that the country pays the price for every time.
Pay tens of billions to companies that recorded profits via Jobkeeper because the rules were poorly written.
Ended Jobkeeper before the pandemic was actually over, so when the Delta wave hit the public wasn't in a financial position to actually lockdown, leading to significant outbreaks via industries that shouldn't have even been running (like construction).
Conflicted messaging over the safety and efficacy of vaccines leading to increased hesitancy.
The Federal Government did a terrible job that's been covered up by the states for the most part.
Could it be better? Sure. Could it be way, way worse? Definitely.