Tag Archives: Australia

“Self-serving nonsense”: Why smart meters and the energy industry failed Australia

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

Gavin Dietz, “energy insider” and global executive of Landis+Gyr; the world’s largest manufacturer of smart meters, writes: “…in reality, smart meters have failed hugely to deliver on the perceived promise that accompanied their global promotion and rollout in the early-2000s and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 4, 2016 by

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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Federal Election

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

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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Wireless technology and its potential impact on health

Posted on April 22, 2016 by

“A growing body of medical studies is now linking cumulative RF exposure to DNA disruption, cancer, birth defects, miscarriages, and autoimmune diseases. Smart meters significantly contribute to an environment already polluted by RF radiation through the pervasive stationing of cellular … Continue reading →

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Australian study puts Victoria at centre stage of the smart meter controversy

Posted on February 7, 2015 by

A 92 case series report by Melbourne medical practitioner Dr Federica Lamech titled “Self-Reporting of Symptom Development From Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields of Wireless Smart Meters in Victoria, Australia: A Case Series.” has been published in the Nov/Dec 2014 issue … Continue reading →

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Victorian smart meter mandate concludes

Posted on January 2, 2014 by

With the commencement of the New Year, the Victorian Government’s mandate for power distributors to forcibly and ruthlessly install smart meters has concluded. Correspondence from the Office of the Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister Kotsiras, has acknowledged that two electrical … Continue reading →

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Petitions to rollback smart meters

Posted on December 27, 2013 by

You are invited to join Ted’s petition on Change.Org to rollback smart meters: https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp-and-prime-minister-of-australia-tony-abbott-stop-installing-smart-meters-and-remove-installed-ones And while you are at it, if you haven’t already signed Fiona’s petition against smart meters, then please do so: http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/government-power-companies-people-are-being-forced-from-their-homes-give-us-a-choice-to-remove-refuse-the-smart-meter

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