Considering the major impact of this bill in our lives, if it gets through, I am putting this up as a post.
The Parliament of Australia website notifies us that a Digital Bill has been referred to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee. Here are the details.
Digital ID Bill 2023 and the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023
On 30 November 2023, the Senate referred the Digital ID Bill 2023 and the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 February 2024.
Submissions
The closing date for the committee receiving submissions is
19 January 2024.
The procedure for making the submission is in the panel on the right side of the page.
Senator Alex Antic provides us with more information on this bill. In this Twitter/X post, he mentions four things we need to do.
▹ Sign the petition
▹ Share with others
▹ Write the submission
▹ Contact your Federal local MPs and Senators and tell them to say NO to the Digital ID Bill.
This is another petition (for the same purpose) that was launched before Senator Antic’s petition. I am not sure if both petitions can be signed. Alex Antic’s petition has garnered more signatures and as he is a Senator it may have a better chance of getting Senate attention.
Tell the Senate Inquiry: Reject the Digital ID Bill!
Picture this: your most private information, used and abused, not just by the government, but by corporations too. Add to that the potential for your every move to be monitored and controlled. Scary, isn’t it?
The Albanese Labor Government has just lobbed a dystopian grenade in our laps – the Digital ID Bill 2023. And nobody asked for it.
We must take this opportunity to tell the Senate to reject the bill!
I will post reminders over the next few weeks till deadline day. The four things as mentioned by Senator Antic:
▹ Please sign. Signing the petition is easy.
▹ Share with others and urge them to also sign.
▹ Contact your federal members. This is also possible.
▹ Write a submission. It may be the one that is not easy but can be done. I will try to get more information and put together some points so that those who want to participate will have some facts to use for their submission.
We have almost four weeks to the deadline. The closing date is 19 January 2024.
I hope those of you reading this will participate and will also encourage others – your family, friends, neighbours, relatives, others to take part and to pass it on.
Not just petitions and submissions.
The awake are getting the message out through other means as well.
St Kilda, Melbourne
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I’ve come across some articles related to the Digital ID.
Posting the links for reference/research material which should be useful for submissions and information.
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Research paper says risks of Digital ID must be addressed
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What Australia’s proposed digital ID scheme really means
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National Digital ID could be here by 2024
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Australian digital ID bill faces more challenges in its open consultation phase
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The National Digital ID Will Fail Just Like the Others, Says Dataveillance Expert Dr Roger Clarke
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Why a single online ID would be dangerous
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It’s voluntary not compulsory
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Wonder why comments are blocked…?
Katy Gallagher
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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher’s post on X about digital IDs being ‘voluntary’ fact-checked by Community Notes volunteers
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Digital Identity Bill 2023
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Paywalled
Gallagher’s Digital ID announcement fact-checked for misinformation
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Digital ID is a very real threat to your freedom
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‘Resist Now Before It’s Too Late’: Senator Issues Warning on Digital ID
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NATIONAL DIGITAL ID: Why Every Australian Must Reject It
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Say No to Digital ID
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Australia Must Reject Digital ID
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Feb 2022 – Malcolm Roberts
Freedom ends with a cashless society – Digital Identity Bill
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There were six Senators who voted NO to Labor’s Identity Verification Services Bill – the precursor to the Digital ID Bill.
At least two of the above – Antic and Babet have launched separate petitions. The CitizenGO petition was started by George Christensen. I don’t know if One Nation also has a petition.
I contacted George C and asked him whether there was a way for him to combine his petition with Antic’s. I haven’t received a reply.
Why did the six Senators not combine forces and launch one petition. They could have then directed their followers to the same link instead of splitting the total signatures.
A check just now shows:
Alex Antic:………… 115,557
George Christensen: 21,195
Ralph Babet:………. 8842
This is the problem with Conservatives. We don’t work on uniting to defeat the common enemy. We work as individuals which is all well, but there are times when the united force helps.
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I’ve posted a number of links above. I’ve gone through the articles and picked out a few points that can be used by anyone planning to write a submission.
Take the info in these points and rewrite them in your own words. Be polite in your submission otherwise it will get thrown into the bin.
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Above are 8 points to help with your submission in case you don’t have any others.
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The following points are not for submission but for your information – points picked from the above links. It is what the government DOESN’T want you to know.
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(All this info is from the comment-links posted above on 26 December.)
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Digital ID
Their Long-term Plan
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In China
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