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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Western Australia\u2019s government will introduce digital driver\u2019s licences and a state digital identity by late next year.<\/p>\n The upcoming May budget includes $28.2 million to introduce digital IDs available through the Service WA app and Apple and Google wallets.<\/p>\n For those wary of further digitisation of sensitive information, Assistant Transport Minister Jess Stojkovski stressed the ID was not mandatory, and the government had no plans to get rid of physical licences.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can choose to have a digital driver\u2019s license if that suits your circumstances and lifestyle, but equally, if you like having a physical driver\u2019s license, you can do that as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe understand that there are some people who are wary or sensitive around digital licenses or capturing of digital information, and that\u2019s why this is very much an option.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that we have been looking at what other jurisdictions and other states are doing and taking our time to work this out, we\u2019re going to have one of the best digital driver\u2019s licenses around that meets not only national but international standards.\u201d<\/p>\n Stojkovski said licensed venues would need to accept the digital ID, and when it was scanned it would feature less identifying information than physical IDs.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re working with the Office of Digital Government on how that process works,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat it will actually mean is that, at the moment, if you go to a club and you present your licence, they capture that information.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not sure how they store it, what they do with it.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this case, when they do have a proof of age, for example, to go into a nightclub or into a pub, they will just be told that you are of age. They won\u2019t get the rest of your data, which they currently do now.\u201d<\/p>\n WA is late to the game when it comes to digital IDs, with other states rolling them out in some form years ago.<\/p>\n Stojkovski said the delay was to ensure the digital wallets and licences were the most secure products possible.<\/p>\n The state will run a pilot of the wallet in the middle of next year with the licences available in late 2027.<\/p>\n Get the day\u2019s breaking news, entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy. Sign up to receive our Evening Edition newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"Assistant](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7af56d7999cacf190dc5bbae12999856230266b3ad0896eabd25224e8b91a059.jpeg\")
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