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Home Affairs' digital visa system delayed pending Covid border plans: Mike Pezzullo

Sarah Basford Canales
Updated May 26 2021 - 5:27pm, first published 4:00am
Department of Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has discussed the department's plans to create a digital passenger declaration system for the COVID world. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Department of Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has discussed the department's plans to create a digital passenger declaration system for the COVID world. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Department of Home Affairs has hit the brakes on plans to introduce its controversial digital visa system pending decisions to be made by government on how it moves forward with opening the country's borders in the post-Covid world.

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Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

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