Vulnerable people warned to keep concealed phones turned off during national alert test | ABC NEWS
The CEO of Wesnet, the national peak body for specialist women’s domestic and family violence services, has recommended that “safe phones” be turned off or switched to aeroplane mode for 24 hours on Monday.
A test of a new national mobile alert system will go ahead on Monday, July 27, at 2pm AEST.
The long-awaited warning system, AusAlert, will send a message to any device with a SIM card, targeting a location to within 160 metres, and override settings like “do not disturb” to ensure that messages are received.
Karen Bentley told a press conference that those with concealed phones, who may be at risk of domestic violence, should turn their devices off or put them on aeroplane mode at least an hour ahead of Monday’s test, and for at least 24 hours after.
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