They’ve gone in on matrix pretty hard at this point

Literally the next sentence in the article:

Digital wallets […] have exploded in popularity but are not captured by Australian payments law.

The article doesn’t bother explaining what specifically the law does.

cringe. It’s actually good to take action to reduce harm.

Then why are they protesting action that will end the war faster?

Lack of high speed rail isn’t caused by lack of knowledge about how to do it. High speed rail exists in some places, just not the US.