Turnbull licence proposal 'runs dangerously close to the line'

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated October 5 2017 - 12:53pm, first published 12:50pm
Justice Minister Michael Keenan addresses the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 30 May 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Justice Minister Michael Keenan addresses the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 30 May 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian addresses the media in Sydney, Wednesday, October 4, 2017. The Premier announced the NSW Government will introduce new laws to keep potential terrorists in jail. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian addresses the media in Sydney, Wednesday, October 4, 2017. The Premier announced the NSW Government will introduce new laws to keep potential terrorists in jail. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Privacy advocates have lashed a proposal by the Turnbull government that would see state and territory leaders hand over the identities of millions of Australian drivers in a bid to toughen national security laws.