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24 minutes ago
There has been a massive investment in data centres to power rapid artificial intelligence growth around the world, but at what cost?
On this episode of the Green Left Show we discuss the energy and water impacts of data centres, community opposition, and whether AI is a bubble ready to pop, or here to stay.
Isaac Nellist is joined by Ketan Joshi, a climate and energy analyst based in Oslo, Norway; NSW Greens MLC Abigail Boyd, who is chairing the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into data centres; and Sanaa Shah, from the Sweltering Cities campaign group, which is looking into the impact of data centres on communities in Western Sydney.
0:00 Intro
1:42 Impact of renewable energy transition
12:47 Water consumption
22:22 Data centres in NSW
24:09 Largest data centre in the Southern Hemisphere
27:22 Impacts on the community
29:47 Other concerns
31:11 Are communities fighting back?
32:25 NSW Parliamentary inquiry into data centres
36:11 Pressure on governments
38:51 Is sustainable AI possible
45:11 Will the AI bubble pop?
52:05 Outro
We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
2 hours ago
2 hours ago
On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country.
On this episode, we discuss marches across the country to celebrate May Day, or International Workers' Day, and actions held in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces.
We also discusss the upcoming national day of action to defend the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Find more upcoming events here.
Music and editing by Sean Valenzuela/@LittleArcherBeats.
We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Graham Matthews joins the Green Left Show to discuss Labor's planned cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) - the "largest rollback of disability rights in a generation".
Matthews is the Socialist Alliance national spokesperson on disability rights.
We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
Watch this episode online: www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1453/analysis/green-left-show-83-resisting-labors-betrayal-ndis.
Read more: www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1452/analysis/ndis-under-attack-and-we-need-fight-back
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Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country.
On this episode we discuss anti-war campaigning and international solidarity with Cuba, Iran, Lebanon and Palestine.
Find more upcoming events here.
Subscribe to updates from the Global Sumud Flotilla here.
Music and editing by Sean Valenzuela/@LittleArcherBeats.
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Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Tash Wark joined Green Left Radio to talk about the industrial campaign to win better wages and conditions for council workers across 8 councils through a multi-employer agreement.
Council workers will be taking 24-hour strike action on May 5 to escalate their campaign.
Wark is the Victorian secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU). The whole episode can be heard on 3CR here.
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Sunday Apr 26, 2026
Sunday Apr 26, 2026
Brooke Forbes joins Green Left Radio to discuss her new book Survival is an Instinct. The book blends fiction and non-fiction to create a multi-layered portrayal of surviving mental health diagnoses and sexual assault.
Survival is an Instinct asks whether justice can be achieved through the very act of surviving, looks at where the legal system is failing survivors and talks to the exploitation of workplace power dynamics.
Forbes is a lawyer, author and survivor from Muloobinba/Newcastle. The whole episode can be heard on 3CR here.
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Saturday Apr 25, 2026
Saturday Apr 25, 2026
On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country.
On this episode we discussed the nationwide protests to stop violence against women and children, Palestinian Prisoners' Day and resisting repression of the Palestine solidarity movement.
Find more upcoming events here.
Music and editing by Sean Valenzuela/@LittleArcherBeats.
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Friday Apr 24, 2026
Friday Apr 24, 2026
Jacob Andrewartha from Green Left speaks to Neysia Novaristia and Rizaldi Ageng Wicaksono, members of Perserikatan Sosialis (Socialist Union) in Indonesia about the ongoing struggle for democratic rights in Indonesia following the crackdown by the Prabowo government on participants in the mass August 2025 protests in Indonesia.
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Thursday Apr 16, 2026
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
Muayad Ali joined Green Left Radio on April 10 to discuss the campaign to free Marwan Barghouti, who has unjustly imprisoned for resisting oppression and fighting for the rights of his people for more than 23-years.
Ali is a Palestinian organiser with Free Palestine Melbourne. You can listen to the whole episode on 3CR here.
We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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Wednesday Apr 15, 2026
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026
On The Streets is a new podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country.
This episode, we discuss protests against Israel's bombardment of Lebanon and the ongoing United States-Israel war on Iran. We also discuss upcoming protests against violence against women and for Palestine Prisoners' Day.
Find more upcoming events here.
Music and editing by Sean Valenzuela/@LittleArcherBeats.
We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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