Digital ID: What Parents Need to Know

From Parents With Questions by Parents With Questions

November 25, 2025 · 46 min · Episode 43

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Digital ID in Australia and how parents can protect their children from its potential risks.

Adam Gibson sits down with lawyer and freedom advocate Katie Ashby-Koppens, Head of Legal at the Aligned Council of Australia, to unpack the truth about Digital ID in Australia. They explore what Digital ID actually is, how it links to social credit, censorship and control, why the “under-16 social media ban” is a Trojan horse, and—most importantly—what you can do right now to resist it and protect your kids’ future. Free Resource offered by Katie to our listeners: Aligned Council of Australia’s - Generic Template affidavit for proving your identity without using Digital ID Digital ID is voluntary pursuant to s74 Digital ID Act 2024 (Cth) – a provider needs to provide an alternative to using Digital ID! Instructions: Download - File / Download / Word fill out – following the instructions (pages i-iv) to complete the 4 pages of affidavit get witnessed by a someone who is an authorised person to witness affidavits in your State (see page iv of these instructions that list) delete or remove the instructions pages i-iv scan the affidavit to your computer for safe keeping https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_9wqMdyhIEwDBQvK2YbfCaX019Zc0U88-5wbTXTx6-Q/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.gu9casuvlui2

People in this episode

Host: Adam Gibson

Guest: Katie Ashby-Koppens

Topics covered

Digital ID
parenting
social credit
censorship
children's safety

Keywords

Digital ID
parenting
social credit
censorship
children's safety
affidavit
freedom advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aligned Council of Australia

Places: Australia