Posted on 05/16/2024 2:25:19 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Eighty-seven members voted for, and 56 against the Digital ID Bill 2024.
Australia’s House of Representatives has passed the national digital ID bill, which will embed the new online identification program into law.
The digital ID is supposed to replace the need for physical IDs, and is linked with government services such as MyGov, Centrelink, Medicare, and the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
The government has allocated $288.1 million (US$197 million) from the federal budget to roll out the program.
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On May 16, the Digital ID Bill 2024 received support from the Labor government, the left-wing Greens, and “Teals,” but was opposed by the Liberal-National Opposition. It already passed the Senate in March.
Live minutes from the nation’s lower house showed 87 members of Parliament voting in favour of the Bill, with 56 members voting “no.”
A day earlier, the legislation was sent to the smaller Federation Chamber for debate, before landing back in the House for a final vote.
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What about the odd guy that still doesn’t have a cell phone?
If the citizens don’t find the nerve to end this right now, I’m afraid it will take a massive, horrible civil war to get out from under the coming tyranny. I’m not holding my breath.
Well they started out as a place for convicts, guess they assume everybody there is still one.
Australia used to be a bastion of freedom and rugged individualism. Now they are run by woke women and men loyal to the bureaucracy.
Now they are serfs again.
How is Australia now for foreign tourists? They were very authoritarian at the height of the Covid scare, as a world-famous tennis player discovered. Have they loosened up? There will be a total eclipse of the sun in July 2028 visible in Australia (longer totality than the April 8 one visible recently in parts of the US). I might consider traveling there for the eclipse but not if I have to take the clot-shot.
replace the need for physical IDs so the mark of the beast then...
Me either
Well heck yeah. When does chip installation start? “The govt said so? Okay, we’ll comply.” 🐑
Australia has now reverted back into a penal colony.
From Crocodile Dundee to Imbecile Dundee.
I NEVER Did -—never WILL
AS wide open & vast as Australia is-—what kind of cell service would they even have???
Everybody is clustered in a few cities on the edges,,,
A Continent created with English convicts, is now a Continent of wussy’s and cowards. Good job mates. We in the USA are not to far behind, but at least with the 2nd. amendment, we won’t go out with a whimper like you fools.
Revelation 13
It will bring identity theft to a whole new level.
It’s a government so it will be hacked a lot ,LOL
or is it to spy on you like clear garbage bags ,LOL
Will they be required to VOTE though. That’s the question.
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