The Australian Passport Office (APO) is planning to expand its use of biometrics following a request for tender published this week. Since 2005, the APO has used facial recognition in its passport ...

The Australian passport remains the most expensive in the world, according to Compare the Market’s 2025 Passport Price Index.

Face-matching experts at the Australian Passport Office are 20 percent more accurate than average people at detecting fraud using automatic face recognition software, new research shows. The study is ...

While Australians can renew their passports online, the process to obtain a new passport requires Australians to either apply online then lodge an application in person at Australia Post, or complete ...

In a move the Australian government hopes will help remove discrimination against intersex or transgender people, the country’s passports will now offer three options: male, female and indeterminate, ...

The Australian Passport Office (APO) seeks to expand its use of biometric technology, according a request for tender published today. The APO has use facial recognition in the passport production ...

Face recognition Passport officers are no better at identifying a fake passport photo than the average person, a new study reveals. But hiring staff based on their ability to identify faces would ...

Security systems based on photo identification could be significantly improved by selecting staff who have an aptitude for this very difficult visual task, a study of Australian passport officers ...

An Aussie has lashed out at the state of her new $450 passport, which was delivered in a plain envelope. Tilly McConnell claimed the Australian Passport Office must be 'cutting costs on all corners' ...

The days of queuing at Australia Post for a new passport are numbered as federal authorities prepare to launch a new application system. While Australians can renew their passports online, the process ...