OIDF’s key recommendations to Australia’s Digital ID Act review
The OpenID Foundation’s Australian Digital Trust Community Group (ADT CG) has submitted formal recommendations to Australia’s statutory review of the Digital ID Act 2024. The submission outlines how Australia’s digital trust infrastructure can be designed so that it emphasises interoperability, ecosystem wide participation, and practical adoption at scale. The ADT CG’s feedback centres on three […]
OIDF responds to ARNECC’s consultation on the Model Participation Rules
The OpenID Foundation’s Australian Digital Trust Community Group (ADT CG) has submitted comments to the Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) on Consultation Draft 8.01 of the Model Participation Rules (MPR). The MPR governs how lawyers, conveyancers and financial institutions participate in Australia’s electronic conveyancing system, including how they verify the identity of their […]
OIDF responds to Australia’s digital trust consultation
The OpenID Foundation, through its Australian Digital Trust Community Group (ADT CG), has responded to the Australian Government’s Department of Finance consultation on verifiable credentials policy. The Australian Government’s work on verifiable credentials (VCs) is a significant development in the ongoing evolution of the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS), and one the OpenID Foundation […]
Australian Digital Trust Community Group’s 2nd Innovation Day – 24th June 2026
Australian Digital Trust Community Group Innovation Day The Australian Digital Trust Community Group is pleased to announce our second Innovation Day in Melbourne on Wednesday 24th June, 8.30-12.30pm. This session will focus on Framework Interoperability, bringing together industry, government, and international perspectives to explore how digital id frameworks can work together in practice. Our agenda […]
Insights from the OIDF’s Australia Innovation Day
When does digital ID actually serve the common good? Written by Olaf Grewe, Head of Product, Sign-up and Log-in at National Australia Bank, and Co-Chair of the ADT CG This was the question explored at an Innovation Day organised by the OpenID Foundation’s Australian Digital Trust Community Group (ADT CG) earlier this year. Hosted by […]
Australian Digital Trust Community Group responds to Productivity Commission’s Digital Technology Report
Supporting Australia’s Digital Trust Ecosystem The OpenID Foundation’s Australian Digital Trust Community Group (ADT CG) has submitted comments to Australia’s Productivity Commission on its Interim Report covering data and digital technology policy, demonstrating the Foundation’s commitment to supporting policy development in Australia through expert technical guidance and industry collaboration. The ADT CG serves as a […]
OpenID Financial-grade API (FAPI) Conformance Tests Now Available for Australian Consumer Data Rights Participants & Push Authorization Requests (PAR)
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Financial-grade API (FAPI) conformance tests for banks and fintechs in Australia providing consumer data rights (CDR) compliant solutions. The Foundation recently updated the FAPI conformance suite to ensure that servers following the CDR standards comply with the underlying FAPI specifications, specifically FAPI-RW. These updates include […]
OpenID Foundation Follow-up to ACDS on CDS
November 18, 2020 Mr Andrew StevensChairman, Consumer Data Standards Australia Mr Paul FranklinExecutive General Manager, Consumer Data Right, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Ms Kate O’RourkePrincipal Advisor, The Treasury, Australia Mr Daniel McAuliffeProject Lead, Consumer Data Right, The Treasury, Australia RE: OpenID Foundation Follow-up to ACDS on CDS Dear Mr Stevens, Mr […]