Is there really no way for Australian citizens to return home from India right now legally?

I just read that Australia has passed a law that makes it illegal for citizens to return home from India.

Is there absolutely no way to do it? Can't the embassy in New Delhi assist in some way? I assumed the government would arrange some kind of quarantine with rigorous testing in approved and monitored facilities before and after a chartered government flight to get citizens home or something.

But it seems they won't do that? Australian citizens are simply not allowed to return home, even if they found a way? I always assumed that a state can never reject its own citizens, which is why I assumed Australia would go for the forced quarantine option in government facilities.