JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF PLASTIC FOR YOUR WALLET: THE ‘AUSTRALIA CARD’ SCHEME
Open Access
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Pluto Journals in Prometheus
- Vol. 5 (1)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08109028708629411
Abstract
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.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Deceptive History of the 'Australia Card'The Australian Quarterly, 1986
- The Australia Card: A Burden Rather than a Relief?The Australian Quarterly, 1986