Not sure that's right. We had snap lockdowns with a couple of transmissions just before Easter and another lockdown in January on the back of the first UK strain hitting the community. Both lockdowns were swift, short and sharp and seemed to limit transmission (or maybe it was just a coincidence).
I'm definitely not an apologist for QLD ALP / Annastascia Palachook (I just wish the LNP could put up a viable opposition) but I can't fault the way they have handled COVID. I was back in the office in July last year, eating out, watching the footy. Meanwhile poor Victorians were stuck at home.
Plus Melbourne’s lower humidity and temperature are conditions for higher rates of transmission, so you’d think Victoria would have a lower threshold for snap lockdowns than QLD. Snap lockdowns have been shown to be effective around the world, so I agree with you about our fairly slow reaction for this one.