The raids are just the tip of the iceberg, as the Australia judicial system now shares characteristics of those found in secret states like Russia.

Who would have thought in Australia someone could be prosecuted and jailed by a secret court.

That is exactly what happened to Witness J:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/22/act-j...

Wow that's insane. This was an interesting read, the most info I could find: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-05/witness-j-revealed-se...

What raids are you referring to?

In 2019 they raided the Australian national broadcaster's headquarters, and the home of a journalist, because of 'national security secrets' [1].

A couple of days ago, a 21 year old journalist and comedian was arrested by a counter-terrorism unit because he helped make youtube videos criticising a government official [2]. Nothing serious about national security is required anymore.

The laws in Australia are terrifying; the government has extraordinary powers that can force you to build encryption backdoors and you're not allowed to tell anyone, not even your employer. So who knows what happens that the public never hears about.

People were also arrested for making facebook posts just talking about covid protests.

[1]: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-05/why-raids-on-australi...

[2]: https://www.michaelwest.com.au/tamed-estate-arrest-of-friend...

This one is very recent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXtq4a8829g