[iamthemonster]

In Australia you start with a birth certificate and photo, and that leads to passport and driving licence. The three of those are the holy trinity of ID (though you'd very rarely be asked for your birth certificate).

With passport and driving licence, you can do anything you want, but at least they are photo ID with some anti-forgery features.

The time to steal someone's identity is before they get their first driver's licence and passport!