Mums, Dads, Grandparents Raise Alarm on Digital ID, Not Just ‘Tinfoil-Hat Brigade’: MP

Australia’s digital bill has been sent to the Federation Chamber for debate, and then back to the House on May 16.

In this photo illustration a man holds a phone displaying a valid Australian digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 14, 2021. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Australia’s digital ID legislation isn’t just concerning the “tinfoil-hat brigade,” it’s also worrying mums and dads, grandparents, business owners, and farmers according to a parliamentarian.

Nationals MP Pat Conaghan, who represents the electorate of Cowper, told the Federation Chamber of Australian Parliament that “everyday people” are coming to talk to him about their concerns with the Digital ID Bill.