During 1985–87 the Australian Government developed a proposal for a national identification scheme. With public concern about the scheme’s implications increasing, the Australia Card Bill was defeated in the Senate in November 1986 and again in April 1987. This paper outlines the proposal, and comments on its technical features, its economics, its implications and its prospects.
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