Author Archives: Stop Smart Meters Australia

Wi-Fried backlash

Outraged citizens are protesting the ABC’s decision to retract the Catalyst ‘Wi-Fried?’ episode and scapegoating of the ‘Wi-Fried?’ presenter, Maryanne Demasi.  You can make your voice heard through several avenues: ABC Catalyst website http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4494933.htm Online Petitions https://www.change.org/p/ms-michelle-guthrie-managing-director-abc-tv-stop-media-censorship-by-abc-unfair-attack-on-catalyst-and-producer-dr-maryanne-demasi https://www.change.org/p/abc-catalyst-stop-abc-bias-reinstate-catalyst-reporter-and-programs-wi-fried-and-heart-of-the-matter Letters/emails to … Continue reading →

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Stop Media Censorship by ABC – Unfair Attack on Catalyst and Producer Dr. Maryanne Demasi

Two petitions have been set up on Change.org by members of the public concerned by the ABC’s unfair treatment of Dr Maryanne Demasi and the excellent Catalyst program ‘Wi-Fried?’. If you value freedom of reporting on important issues, especially those … Continue reading →

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ABC retracts ‘Wi-Fried?’

On 16 February 2016, the ABC science program Catalyst aired ‘Wi-Fried?’, a program about the safety of wireless devices such as mobile phones. The ABC’s independent Audience & Consumer Affairs (A&CA) unit investigated complaints about the program and found that … Continue reading →

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Smart meters: Higher pulses of RF than a phone antenna!

The following video shows a Gigahertz HF35C RF Analyser being used to compare microwave emissions from a mobile phone mast with smart meters.  The HF35C is capable of detecting microwave emissions between the 800Mhz and 2.7Ghz range – which is … Continue reading →

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Federal Election

In the forthcoming federal election, one party in the Senate stands out in its opposition to smart meters – John Madigan’s Manufacturing and Farming Party (MFP). Senator John Madigan has been the only federal politician who has taken a consistent … Continue reading →

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Smart meters ‘not needed’ after all for European power grid

A transition to an intelligent electricity grid in Europe can take place without smart meters, industry players have said, in comments that will embarrass the European Commission, which pushed a Europe-wide plan to roll out smart meters years ago. There … Continue reading →

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SPIN vs FACT: National Toxicology Program report on cancer risk from cellphone radiation

Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D. has created a Fact Sheet on the recent NTP study that summarizes some “Spin” that is being presented in the media on this important study and its findings. These biased statements are being used to sow seeds … Continue reading →

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Do Mobile Phones Cause Brain Tumours?

A recently published study by Prof. Simon Chapman et al. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27156022  looked at brain tumour statistics maintained by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) along with mobile phone subscription data and came to the following conclusion: “The observed … Continue reading →

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Mobile phone tower fight

New Farm, Queensland resident, Louise Brosnan, is leading a community protest against the planned installation of a mobile phone tower in New Farm.  Louise suffers from microwave sickness or electro-hypersensitivity and claims that telcos, via their installation of a mobile … Continue reading →

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Horizon Power backs down on inflated bill

Horizon Power in Western Australia has eventually been ‘persuaded’ to adjust the exaggerated bill of a customer after being provided with irrefutable evidence of errors in the amount of electricity consumption reported.  The dispute comes amid a flurry of increased … Continue reading →

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