Budget 2024: Labor to Invest $288 Million into Rolling out the National Digital ID

The digital ID system will make cybersecurity ’simpler, safer, and more secure,' says Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

An Australian government digital ID sign up site is seen on a laptop on April 25, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The centre-left Albanese government will allocate $288.1 million in the upcoming federal budget for the roll-out of the national digital ID.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher argued that the expansion of digital ID was aimed at cracking down on identity theft by cutting down the amount of personal data being stored by third parties.