'Access all areas': function creep guaranteed in Australia's ID Card Bill

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07 March 2007Graham Greenleaf argues that the federal government's 'access card' proposals should be rejected by parliament. He argues that inadequacies in the bill make it close to inevitable that the access card system will develop into a national identification system, contrary to the government's promise to the Australian people, and contrary to their interests.

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