Indigenous Australians fear exclusion by digital ID

A man wearing a top featuring the Australian Aboriginal flag in Sydney. Australia’s proposed digital ID risks excluding First Nations people who struggle to get official documents, prove heritage. — Bloomberg

MELBOURNE: Gail Puruntatameri has to provide proof of her Aboriginal identity to access government services – along with work and healthcare – and is always worried she might lose it.

“It’s very hard for me, for the children, when we lose our IDs,” she said. “It’s very hard to access jobs and everything.”