Truth is, it will be used for purposes other than related to terrorism or serious crime. It’s alarming how democratic countries are invading the privacy of their own citizens, creating mass surveillance machinery that could become uncontrollably detrimental to the very institutions and structures that they claim to value and protect. Among the FIVE EYES countries, Australia seems to be doing a lot more (comparatively) on mass surveillance and having the legislative backing for it.
> The database will be accessible to federal, state and territory governments through a central hub connecting the various photographic identity databases.
This is how it starts, with vague claims of safeguards that belie the actual access and how they can (and will be) misused.
It seems like future generations will have to give up freedom to get some sense of safety (as painted by those in power).