On July 27, a loud alarm will blare from every mobile phone in Australia as part of testing for the new AusAlert system, which will inform people about emergencies in their area. But there are concerns the alert could put victim-survivors of family and domestic violence with hidden phones at risk.
Key Points
- A Critical Alert can still sound even if your phone is on silent or set to "Do Not Disturb."
- Since it started six years ago, the charity DV Safe Phone has provided 20-thousand phones to victim survivors of domestic and family violence.
- Advocates recommended safe phones be kept turned off until needed
- Despite their best efforts, Maria Kissouri of Immigrant Women's Speak Out Association is worried some women who need to know about the upcoming alert haven’t been told, either because they can’t contact them safely, or there’s a language barrier.
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