Australia is doing well on its migration to becoming a panopticon. "They" have removed a billion in cash from circulation. While Australian cash, like all other countries' cash are just bits of linen or plastic and have no intrinsic value the goal is to get Australians to give up all financial privacy. Goldbacks, on the other hand, carry just like cash but are actually bits of 24k gold, the universal anonymous store of of wealth. Choose wisely.
"Strongest sign yet Australia headed toward totally cashless society"