Category Archives: Smart Meter

Telstra’s obligation to provide landlines may be given the flick

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Productivity Commission’s draft report on the future direction of Telstra’s “Universal Service Obligation” has recommended scrapping Australians’ right to landlines. The Commission argues that the cost of providing landlines will no longer be justified following the completion of the … Continue reading →

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Health risks of mobile phones: what we don’t know might be killing us | The Age

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Are mobile phones the new cigarettes? Will we discover that the telecommunication industry, like the tobacco industry, has dismissed evidence that their product can kill us? Most Australians own a mobile phone. As we increasingly use our mobiles, evidence is … Continue reading →

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I Am an EMF Refugee….

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

I can feel Wi-Fi. And power lines. And smart phones. And electric heat. And LED lights. But, before you get too excited about my real-life “Spidey sense,” let me warn you, it does not feel good. And I didn’t always … Continue reading →

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SSMA Melbourne Seminar (20 November) presentation slides now available

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Stop Smart Meters Australia (SSMA) was honoured to host a very well attended presentation by internationally recognised expert Professor Dariusz Leszczynski earlier this month at Oakleigh Grammar Community Conference Centre on How probable are health effects of radiation from wireless … Continue reading →

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Smart meters by stealth

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) made a new rule last year which is intended to “open up competition in metering and facilitate a market-led deployment of advanced meters”.  The new arrangements commence on 1 December 2017 in South Australia, … Continue reading →

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Mobile Phone Radiation Warning Sign Sparks First Amendment Battle in the U.S. – Newsweek

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

In the back of the Apple Store in Berkeley, California, at the end of the bar where those “geniuses” repair iPhones and MacBooks, is a placard with this warning: “If you carry or use your phone in a pants or … Continue reading →

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Melbourne to Host International Speaker on Harmful Health Effects and Wireless Technology

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia
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AGL offers smart meters as an option (in small print!) to South Australians

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

AGL is rolling out smart meters in South Australia – but is avoiding the word “smart”. While the roll-out is not ‘compulsory’, it is by default. People will need to ring AGL to cancel the installation of a smart meter … Continue reading →

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Science and Wireless 2016, 22nd November, RMIT

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research (ACEBR) is hosting Science & Wireless again this year at RMIT University, Melbourne. The focus of this year’s event will be a keynote presentation on ‘Radiofrequency radiation applications in treatment of Alzheimer’s disease’ … Continue reading →

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Environmental Sensitivities Symposium starts 17th October

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The 2016 Environmental Sensitivities Symposium begins on Monday 17th October and runs through to Saturday 22nd October.  This Melbourne-based online event offers a free registration package and features interviews with 15 speakers from around the world.  The topic for each interview is a paper … Continue reading →

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