Australians advised on 'safe phones' during national emergency warning test

People with secret ‘safe phones’ advised to turn off devices during national test of AusAlert emergency warning

Ten-second ‘siren’ to blare on most phones on Monday as part of national test despite reservations from some states An unsilenceable siren will blare out of most phones in Australia on Monday afternoon for ten seconds, with the federal government confirming a national test of the new AusAlert emergency alert will go ahead despite reservations from some state governments. Domestic violence campaigners and the National Emergency Management Agency have also repeated advice that people who may ha...

By Josh Butler