About 1.13 million people had downloaded the Federal Government’s COVIDSafe app by 6am on Monday, just 12 hours after its release on Sunday night, said Minister for Health Greg Hunt.

The government is hoping at least 40% of the population will make use of the app, designed to help reduce the spread of coronavirus.

Previously dubbed TraceTogether — in line with a similar app rolled out in Singapore — the coronavirus contact tracing app has been an ongoing cause of contention among the public.

Many people have voiced concerns of an erosion of privacy, and potential misuse of citizen data by the Government.