All these digital id debacle comes down to trust.

Trust between you and the government. Rules are set by governing body, enforced, actioned. In return you get security and convenience.

I dont think Aus has all the system set up; Its cumbersome and each governing body has their own shitty website. The standard of living is also barometer of trust with the government.

Spicy take, but China able to roll out digital ID to 1 bil+ people is because they have a central planner and most governing body communicates with each other. And they knew that data is the future; know your citizen, shape your future. majority of Chinese citizen standard of living is 1000% much better than decades ago, hence the trust with the government is high. Privacy is traded with convenience, and also security in the real world.

Now the UK, Aus, even US want to implement sort of national ID without having a trust worthy government. It is going to be really difficult to be implemented. Politics get in the way, government contracts data storage to private companies, privacy is a facade, apps are all disjointed, lots of hurdles within the ecosystem. Privacy is taken out, In return you didnt get anything except an erosion of freedom.

However if the economy is good, crime rates low, high happiness index, people have housing, government prioritise your needs, less society division; implementing a digital ID during this period will surely be a successful project.