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"Person to person" is a 70-minute panoramic video exhibit in the 2026 Sydney Biennale by Sydney-based artists Merilyn Fairskye and Michiel Dolk which shares the rich history of Woolloomooloo — a pocket of public housing nestled right next to what has become the playgrounds and luxury apartments of the rich on Sydney Harbour — told through first-hand stories of local residents.

In this interview with Green Left's Peter Boyle, Fairskye shares the background to this exhibition and insights that could be valuable to other public housing communities in inner-Sydney battling a relentless drive by developers and governments to privatise what they only see as prime real estate.

"Person to person" is on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, which itself overlooks Woolloomooloo, until June 14, 2026. Entry is free.

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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 rallies to mark 78 years of al Nakba (the Catastrophe) and upcoming actions to save Waterloo public housing.

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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 rallies to stop Labor's cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and upcoming protests for Nakba Day.

Find more upcoming events here.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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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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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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.

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