New smart wallet technology, which will enable people to easily and securely share their Medicare cards, passports and driver’s licences using their mobile phones, will be funded as part of a $288 million federal investment in the new digital ID scheme.

Before the expected passage this week of federal laws to establish the national digital ID system, $23.4 million has been allocated in Tuesday’s budget to upgrade the encryption of the myGov and associated myGov ID platforms.