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NSW gov to help reissue driver’s licences after Optus breach – By Richard Chirgwin   May push other states and territories to follow suit. The NSW state government has changed its stance on re-issuing identity documents in the wake of the huge Optus data breach. Minister for customer service and digital government Victor Dominello announced on LinkedIn that the NSW government has set up a helpline for citizens affected by the breach. The service, ID Support NSW, is on 1800 001 040. The offer of assistance seems to represent a significant policy shift in favour of reissuing identity documents, a notoriously difficult exercise. “Behind the scenes the NSW Department of Customer Service, Transport for NSW, Cyber Security NSW, ID Support and Registry of Births Death and Marriages – are working with Optus to make the process of re-issuing of NSW identity documents as seamless as possible,” Dominello said. He added that if ...