Lyn Allison (Victoria, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes with concern new research from Europe indicating that:

(i)

the long-term use of mobile phones results in a 40 per cent likelihood of developing a type of nervous system tumour near the phone ear,

(ii)

researchers found those who had used a handset for more than 10 years were 39 per cent more likely than others to develop a tumour,

(iii)

the authors of the study believe that there is a need for further exploration of the effects of long-term mobile phone use, and

(iv)

in the United Kingdom a new study has recently been ordered where more than 200 000 volunteers, including long-term mobile phone users, are to be monitored for at least 5 years to plot mobile phone use against any serious diseases they may develop, including cancer, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease; and

(b)

recommends that the Government implements a similar long-term study in Australia.

Question put.