# The Department of Home Affairs has launched the first phase of the Digital Asylum System today, which aims to speed up asylum applications, strengthen identity verification, and eliminate the scope for corruption. The platform requires asylum applicants to submit biometric information, which Home Affairs will use to verify their identities and establish whether they have previously lodged applications that were rejected. Minister Leon Schreiber says the digitalisation of the asylum seeker process is an opportunity to end the long-standing abuse of the system.
Home Affairs launches new Digital Asylum System to cut delays and combat abuse