Government pushes for digital identity system after Optus hack

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has called together all the digital ministers to kick-start the rollout of a national identity system, amid calls for the government to build a new technology infrastructure that would reduce the risk of identity theft, following the Optus data breach.

It comes as NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello called for a decentralised identity system and the end of paper-based ID.