Category Archives: Smart Meter

Health Department finally admits Health Act applies to health impacts of electromagnetic emissions

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) previously advised members of the public that electromagnetic emissions were considered to be outside the provisions of Victoria’s Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.  Following a complaint raised by a member … Continue reading →

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New Instruments of Surveillance and Social Control: Wireless Technologies which Target the Neuronal Functioning of the Brain

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The following extract is from a report written by Dr Kingsley Dennis, Research Associate in the Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe), based at the Sociology Department at Lancaster University, England. The advent of smart grids provides the potential framework for … Continue reading →

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Is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) a captured agency?

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

A captured agency is defined as a regulatory agency which, rather than serving the public interest, is largely under the influence of the industry or sector that it is charged with regulating. The USA’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is … Continue reading →

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AusNet Services renews push to get smart meter network operational

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

In July 2015 the Essential Services Commission accepted an administrative undertaking from AusNet Services regarding their ‘non-compliance’ with their smart meter obligations under the Victorian Government’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure regulatory framework. In an October 2014 audit, the Commission found that … Continue reading →

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Have your say about the future of distributed electricity – Standards Australia Sydney Forum

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Standards Australia, Australia’s peak standards body, is developing a work plan to support the Future of Distributed Electricity. To facilitate stakeholder feedback on this work Standards Australia released a discussion paper on 12 July.  See Stop Smart Meters Australia’s response here. … Continue reading →

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State-approved deception program – What is the QLD Government hiding?

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Queensland Department of Energy and Water Supply has euphemistically renamed ‘Smart Meters’ as ‘Digital Meters’ in its webpage on digital meters.  It is only the smaller print which reveals that these ‘digital’ meters also “feature remote communications for reading, and other … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s Department of Health continues to play pass-the-parcel with our health

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Stop Smart Meters Australia has been advised by the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) that “radiofrequency matters are considered to be outside the scope of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, as the Commonwealth has specific legislation … Continue reading →

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The politics of wireless research in relation to health risks

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

There are a lot of powerful statements and comments that get straight to the heart of the issue of research and politics. Comments from Dr George Carlo in particular stand out, and we thought is worthwhile sharing them with you … Continue reading →

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EMF Pollution, Wireless Devices and Alzheimer’s

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

This is an invitation to a free online Alzheimer’s & Dementia Summit. In addition to an exclusive interview with Dr. Olle Johansson entitled “Wireless Technology – A threat to brain function”, Electromagnetic Frequency (EMF) pollution and wireless devices will be discussed within … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

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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