SENATOR THE HON KATY GALLAGHER
MINISTER FOR FINANCE
MINISTER FOR WOMEN
MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE
MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES
SENATOR FOR THE ACT

MORE THAN 15 MILLION AUSTRALIANS CHOOSE SIMPLER, SAFER DIGITAL ID

One year since the commencement of the Digital ID Act 2024 there are now 15 million myIDs, and verified transactions through the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS) have more than tripled to reach 80 million compared to the same period last year.*

Over 42 million of these transactions have occurred in the last four months alone. Digital ID is an important part of Australia’s digital infrastructure for reducing the amount of information stored and shared.

People are also regularly reusing their Digital ID to access more than one of the 246 government services that accept Digital ID verification, such as the ATO, myGov and the NDIS provider portal.

These trends show that Digital IDs such as myID offer a safe, convenient and secure way to access online services by reducing repeated sharing and storage of sensitive documents.

Up until now, users could only verify their photo in the myID app using an Australian passport.

To enable increased myID use, and with support from the Attorney-General’s Department and the Australian Taxation Office, Western Australia became the first jurisdiction to let people use their driver licence to verify their ID with photo verification.

The government is continuing to improve Digital ID for businesses and individuals, including:

• Increasing the number of ABNs connected to the Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM) to more than 2 million, which provides greater assurance to business owners that only the owner or their authorised representative can transact on behalf of their business online.
• Making additional rules to strengthen the Accreditation Scheme, improve the operation of the AGDIS, and enhance the support provided to people who use a Digital ID within the AGDIS if a cyber security incident or Digital ID fraud incident occurs.
• Addressing barriers for culturally and linguistically diverse people, First Nations Australians and people with disability to enable more people to get and reuse a Digital ID if they choose.

The next steps will include:

• Delivering on the phased roll-out of Digital ID, by preparing for accredited private sector providers to join the government system from 30 November 2026, giving people more choice of Digital ID providers and opening up more services with which Digital ID can be used.
• Progressing the pilot underway using Digital ID and the Consumer Data Right (CDR) in rental applications to protect renters’ personal information.
• Amendments to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) guidance to allow Digital ID to be used to meet the Know-Your-Customer requirements.

The government is also working with state and territory governments to investigate the use of ‘verifiable credentials’ in Australia. This could allow a person to prove what they can do, in addition to who they are, such as digital confirmation of responsible service of alcohol certificates, working with vulnerable people cards, and building and construction white cards.

To inform future decisions on any further funding for an Australian Government system facilitating the use of verifiable credentials, a Request for Information will be released to invite potential vendors to share the experience and skills they could bring to the task of building an Australian Government verifiable credential system.

*Transaction numbers from December 2024 to October 2025.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Finance, Katy Gallagher:

“The Albanese Labor Government is committed to providing Australians with robust safeguards against data breaches and reducing the risk of fraud.

“In the first twelve months since the commencement of the Digital ID Act 2024, Digital ID has been embraced across the country, with 80 million verifications from the 15 million myIDs. That strong early uptake shows people want a safer, simpler way to prove who they are online.

“Over the next 12 months our focus is on preparing the government system to welcome accredited providers and to offer businesses and people greater choice in where, how and when they use Digital ID.”

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