ARPANSA published a statement on misinformation about Australia's 5G network

     

4 June, 2019.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) published a statement titled "Misinformation about Australia's 5G network" dated on 3 June 2019.

The main contents are as follows:
"ARPANSA is aware that there is a lot of concerning misinformation circulating throughout the community about the possible impacts of Australia’s planned roll-out of the 5G mobile network.
Contrary to some claims, there are no established health effects from the radio waves that the 5G network uses.
This network currently runs on radio waves similar to those used in the current 4G network, and in the future will use radio waves with higher frequencies. It is important to note that higher frequencies does not mean higher or more intense exposure. Higher frequency radio waves are already used in security screening units at airports, police radar guns to check speed, remote sensors and in medicine and these uses have been thoroughly tested and found to have no negative impacts on human health.
We urge you to be cautious of claims from anti-5G campaigns. These campaigns are generating unfounded fear and concern within the community. We have seen increasing misinformation about health effects, our role, and 5G or radio waves generally."

Full text of the statement is available from:
https://www.arpansa.gov.au/news/misinformation-about-australias-5g-network