澳大利亚周一下午进行了全国紧急警报系统AusAlert的首次测试，但多个设备未能成功接收警报，包括iPhone XR、iPhone 12及Apple Watch等[1]。已关闭的手机在重启后仍会在数分钟内收到警报声[1]。
本次测试期间，家庭暴力倡导者发出警告，指出系统可能会暴露逃离暴力者隐藏使用的安全手机，面临风险[1]。家暴中心代理首席执行官Althea Mackenzie表示："对许多逃离暴力的女性来说，隐藏的安全手机至关重要"[1]。AusAlert临时协调官Pat Hetherington建议隐藏手机应关闭24小时[1]。
与此同时，库曼杰伊·怀特的家人就其在羁押期间的死亡启动法律诉讼[1]。怀特于2025年5月27日在艾丽斯泉一家Coles超市内死亡[1]，其家人在忌日前被告知不会对相关警官提起诉讼[1]。
Australia launched its inaugural nationwide emergency alert system test on Monday afternoon, though the rollout encountered technical issues affecting certain devices.[1] Users with various Apple products, including iPhone XR and iPhone 12 models as well as Apple Watch devices, reported failing to receive the AusAlert notification.[1] Notably, even powered-down phones continued to emit alert sounds for several minutes after being restarted.[1]
The test sparked concerns among domestic violence advocates over unintended consequences for vulnerable users.[1] Althea Mackenzie, acting chief executive of a domestic violence center, warned that hidden safety phones used by women fleeing abuse could be exposed by the alert system, stating that "hidden safety phones are critical for many women escaping violence."[1] In response, Pat Hetherington, the interim AusAlert coordinator, recommended that hidden phones should be switched off for 24 hours during such tests.[1]
The emergency alert system's debut occurred against the backdrop of ongoing legal action by the family of Kumanjaye White, who died on May 27, 2025, inside a Coles supermarket in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.[1] White's family was informed on the eve of the first anniversary of his death that no charges would be filed against the officers involved, prompting them to pursue legal proceedings through the Northern Territory's supreme court to challenge the decision not to prosecute.[1]