Category Archives: Smart Meter

Seeking customer input on changes to network tariffs in NSW

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy – the electricity distributor companies  that supply electricity to homes, businesses and community organisations in NSW (“the poles and wires”) – are asking people across the state about their views on what type of … Continue reading →

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French court awards woman disability grant for electrohypersensitivity (EHS)

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

A French court has awarded a disability grant to a woman claiming to suffer from a debilitating allergy to electromagnetic radiation from everyday gadgets such as mobile phones. The 39-year-old applicant, Marine Richard, hailed the ruling a ‘breakthrough’ for people … Continue reading →

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Electrohypersensitivity Forum – 11 October, Oakleigh

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia
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Smart meters: You paid billions for electricity companies to benefit – Victoria’s Auditor-General report

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Households forced to pay for the multibillion-dollar rollout of smart meters may never see their promised benefits, according to a scathing report by Victoria’s Auditor-General. The report lashes the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources for failing to … Continue reading →

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Dr Karl Kruszelnicki gets his science facts so terribly wrong

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Source: Dr Don Maisch, EMFacts This morning (Sunday) on the ABC breakfast TV program, Australia’s well known science presenter and resident expert on all things, Dr Karl Kruszeinicki was interviewed on reports of dangers from Wi Fi and mobile phones. … Continue reading →

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Stop Smart Meters Australia is having an impact!

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

In a recent post on Stop Smart Meters Tasmania, Tasmania’s Don Maisch writes about a presentation he attended at the University of Tasmania about smart grids and how grid implementation varies from place to place.  The speaker, who was apparently … Continue reading →

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Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity in the News

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity has been featuring in the news  recently. SSMA’s Vice President, Mr Steve Weller, was interviewed recently on the TripleJ program “Hack” on the topic of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS). The recording can be accessed via the following link: TripleJ … Continue reading →

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Electomagnetic hypersenstivity to mobile and wifi is ‘serious handicap’, French court rules

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The U.K. Telegraph reports a French court rules that a woman is unable to work due to the debilitating effect of mobile and wi-fi waves and should receive €800 per month in adult handicap welfare, in legal first that could … Continue reading →

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SSMA’s submission to the Review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Stop Smart Meters Australia’s August 2015 submission to the Department of Communications advocated for the regulatory functions of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to be separated from its role of raising revenue, to include within its remit responsibility … Continue reading →

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The two sides of science

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Before we lead into the article that appeared in the Herald Sun about wireless armour underwear, the question we need to all ask ourselves is which side of science do we trust. On one hand we are assured by industry and … Continue reading →

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