Government must not sell out Australian artists and environment for AI data centres
Government must not sell out Australian artists and environment for AI data centres | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Government must not sell out Australian artists and environment for AI data centres 2026-04-01 Quotes attributable to Greens spokesperson for communications and the environment, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: “Labor must not sell out Australian creators, journalists and our environment for the profits of big tech and the AI juggernauts.
“Australians have the right to know the details of what the Albanese Government has agreed to with tech giant Anthropic today. “There are serious questions about the impact this deal will have on our environment and creative sectors. Data centres have a huge environmental footprint.
They use massive amounts of water and energy and impact biodiversity. “We know that big AI companies are actively lobbying the Albanese Government to change Australian law to remove copyright protections and allow them unfettered and free use of copyrighted material in Australia. “Those in the creative sector are rightly concerned that the signing of this deal is a signal that the Albanese Government has gone weak on artist and journalist protections.
“Artists, authors, musicians, journalists and so many other Australian workers run the risk of having their work gobbled up by AI and deserve to know if their government is going to protect their jobs, their intellectual property and their ability to earn a living. “Australians deserve to see the detail on this deal and the justification for how this is in our national interest.
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