Protect Our Privacy. Preserve Our Freedom.

The Hon. Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
The Hon. Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance
Members of the Parliament of Australia

Why This Petition Matters

The Australian Government is pushing forward with legislation to implement a national Digital ID system, a move that poses a serious threat to privacy, freedom, access, and democracy.

We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Australia, are calling for an immediate halt to the Digital ID rollout.

The Risks Are Too Great

1. Identity Theft & Cybercrime

Massive breaches at Optus, Medibank, and Latitude Financial have already compromised millions of Australians’ personal data. A centralised Digital ID system would be a single point of failure, making it an irresistible target for hackers.

 2. Invasion of Privacy

Digital ID links your identity to everything: health, banking, tax, education, social media, travel. This opens the door to surveillance, profiling, and data misuse by both the government and corporations.

 3. Government Overreach

Digital ID may be “voluntary” today, but without strong protections, it could become mandatory by default. Combined with digital currency and social media legislation, this system gives government unprecedented control over your access, speech, and finances.

4. Toward a Social Credit System

This is how it starts: linked ID, centralised data, behaviour monitoring. The tools are already in place for a China-style social credit system, where your access to services could be restricted based on how you think, spend, or speak.

 5. Cambridge Analytica: A Real Warning

The Cambridge Analytica scandal in the US showed how personal data can be weaponised to manipulate elections and public opinion. Centralised Digital IDs will make it easier to exploit us on a much larger scale.

 6. Editable Records & Locked Access

What happens when your Digital ID is corrupted, misused, or hacked? You could be locked out of essential services, Medicare, Centrelink, your bank account, without a clear way to appeal or fix the problem. This isn’t just theoretical. It’s already happening in countries with similar systems.

 7. Discrimination & Digital Exclusion

Not everyone has digital access or literacy. Elderly, rural, Indigenous, and low-income Australians risk being left behind or denied access to vital services in a fully digital system.

Safer Alternatives Exist

We already have passports, driver licences, and secure authentication tools. Decentralised, privacy-respecting technology can keep us safe without surveillance, profiling, or coercion.

We Demand:

An immediate moratorium on the Digital ID system
 A public inquiry into the risks of Digital ID, CBDCs, and surveillance law
Clear legislation to prevent any future social credit system in Australia
Full public consultation before passing digital infrastructure laws
Guaranteed equal access, freedom, and privacy rights for all Australians
Sign This Petition

Help us protect the democratic rights and freedoms of all Australians. Say NO to the Digital ID.

Let’s choose freedom, not control.
Privacy, not surveillance.
Inclusion, not exclusion.

This petition is created and supported by concerned citizens advocating for digital rights, data sovereignty, and democratic transparency in Australia.