Posted by Sky News Australia - 16th October 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DoHFRvcH6k Urban Infrastructure Minister Alan Tudge has revealed Australia's incoming passenger card system will be digitised to assist with contact tracing for future international arrivals. "This is a significant development... we will be putting this tender out next week and our ambition is to have this available for us next year," he said. "This is just another step to safely reopen the Australian borders so we can allow more people to leave the country and come into the country." "From a contact-tracing perspective, we'll be able to immediately have the information connected to contact-tracing capability in each state and territory jurisdiction should they need it." Government Services Minister Stuart Robert said the "whole of government permission capability" would seek to simplify the processes for various permissions across the board such as visa applications. The announcement comes after 17 New Zealand nationals were permitted to board a domestic flight to Melbourne after arriving in Sydney as part of a one-way Trans-Tasman travel bubble that did not include Victoria. Tags: digital ID certificate passport domestic international travel permit control agenda borders