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Last days to recycle mobile phones as part of World Environment Day trees campaign Up to 100,000 trees will be planted to regenerate degraded areas as part of the World Environment Day mobile phone recycling initiative, ?Old Phones, More Trees? conducted by MobileMuster, the mobile phone industry?s official recycling program.

Adelaide leads the charge in setting mobile phone recycling world record People flocked to the MobileMuster cause last weekend to set a world record for the largest number of mobile phones handed in for recycling in one hour.

Minister launches financial literacy package for teachers Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law and Mr Paul Clitheroe, Chairman of the Financial Literacy Advisory Board, earlier this week launched a package of support materials and resources to help teachers deliver consumer and financial literacy education in schools

New appointments for Australian Communications and Media Authority The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today announced new appointments to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Road rule changes to improve safety The National Transport Commission (NTC) has proposed a series of changes to the Australian Road Rules, including clarification of what constitutes a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

Minister launches National E-security Awareness Week The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today launched National E-security Awareness Week to highlight the simple steps Australians should take to stay smart online.

Bullying is chief concern surrounding mobile phones Potential health risks prove less of a worry than victimisation of children or the possibility of exporure to pornography, says a Times report in the GSMA Environment Insider this week.

Beat up health stories in the newspaper. Don?t believe everything you read! The Daily Mail newspaper in the UK last week informed readers that cocoa could be good for the heart; that a diet pill will make you feel full as soon as you start eating; that diseased gums increase the risk of cancer; and that a third of babies whose parents smoke at home will end up in hospital. That was just the news pages. In the health section, it had underpants that control blood pressure, tree bark that eases arthritis, a herb that relieves ear infections and peanut butter that stops hiccups.