The fragility of democracy has been clearly demonstrated in Australia. Australia has fared remarkably well in the Corona virus pandemic, with few infections and few deaths, due to both early action by the federal government and low population density, as a result of which almost the whole country is coming out of lock-down. However, in the state of Victoria the Premier has used the opportunity to seize power and run a police state, suspending Parliament and enforcing his dictatorship with a huge police presence and heavy fines. He refuses to relinquish this power now that the pandemic emergency is over. The government is using Stalinist slogans to spread its message of oppression, which even separates families. This demonstrates the ease with which hard earned democracy can be extinguished by a ruthless politician.