Is this the end of immigration cards at airports?

You know these little green and yellow cards you are asked to fill in when arriving or leaving Australia? Are you all-too-familiar with the struggle of trying to find a pen (and a solid surface to lean on) to complete them as you wait in the immigration queue. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has announced the outgoing passenger forms (the green ones) will be scrapped come 1st July, 2017. "Removing paper-based manual processes is integral to achieving a seamless and automated traveller experience," a spokesperson for the DIBP tells SBS French. The incoming passenger cards (the yellow ones) are remaining in place for now but it is expected they will soon scrapped by the end of 2018.

Sample Incoming and outgoing passenger cards Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics