Coalition in talks with international airlines on digital vaccine passport for travel

Controversial tech has already been adopted by some countries despite privacy concerns

The Australian government is in talks with the International Air Transport Association about a new digital certificate that could unlock quarantine-free overseas travel for vaccinated Australians.

In recent days, the prime minister Scott Morrison has begun talking up the idea of a new digital vaccination passport that could be used for domestic travel, saying this would be the next most achievable step" as more Australians became vaccinated.