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Oh, geeze, how could I forget the Australia Card debacle! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Card (OK, that w
by hga 13y ago
Oh, geeze, how could I forget the Australia Card debacle! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Card
(OK, that was 3 decades ago and I live in the US, but it was significant, a somewhat akin nation's people zapping such a proposal.)
So right you are.
On the other hand, I suspect a lot of the tech support is in cheaper places than Australia.
- ghaff 13y agoThere's been similar controversy in the US from time to time. And there was a real tug of war between a few states (notably Maine) and the federal government over certain common standards for drivers licenses more recently, e.g. http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/drivers-license-controversy-ends-with-a-whimper_2011-03-24.html http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/drivers-license-controver.... Viewed rationally, it's mostly silly but "national ID" in some countries (including the US and, apparently, Australia) carries a lot of emotional baggage with it.