PSA: Free Replacement Passport for Optus Data Breach Customers

Anthony Albanese shared this a few minutes ago on his Facebook:

An important update for all Australians on the Optus security breach.

After actions taken by myself, Penny Wong - Senator for SA and Clare O’Neil MP, Optus has agreed to pay for replacement passports for those affected by the data breach.

It’s unclear at this stage whether this covers only Australian passports, or all those affected by said breach, or how one goes about doing so, but if nothing else, one positive thing is that travellers may get fresh passports.  Downside is that it’ll probably affect wait times even more.

As an Optus customer myself, it’s incredibly frustrating that this has occurred.