Police trial next-of-kin identity cards for 'in case of emergency' contacts

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Updated September 7 2022 - 5:04pm, first published 4:30pm
Sergeant Ben Willis with the next-of-kin cards, available from all police stations. Picture Elesa Kurtz
Sergeant Ben Willis with the next-of-kin cards, available from all police stations. Picture Elesa Kurtz

In a society where extracting proof of your identity is as easy as looking down at your mobile phone, the concept of the unexpected occurring where that capability simply vanishes is almost inconceivable.

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Peter Brewer

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