Further reading on AI and data centres

Jayden Awarau, How should workers respond to the AI boom? https://labortribune.net.au/how-should-workers-respond-to-the-ai-boom/

How should workers respond to the AI boom?

Paddy Gibson, Gas-fired Data Centre Boom Drives war and Climate Catastrophe https://solidarity.net.au/australia/gas-fired-data-centre-boom-drives-war-and-climate-catastrophe/

Gas-fired data centre boom drives war and climate catastrophe

Greenpeace, Energy Vampires: the Data Centres Draining Australia https://www.greenpeace.org.au/greenpeace-reports/ai-data-centres-draining-energy-australia/

Energy Vampires: the AI data centres draining Australia

Erima Dall, Tech oligarchs, capitalism and the AI arms race, Solidarity June 2026 https://solidarity.net.au/radical-history/tech-oligarchs-capitalism-and-the-ai-arms-race/

Tech oligarchs, capitalism and the AI arms race
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Gas-fired data centre boom drives war and climate catastrophe

Paddy Gibson looks at the Albanese government's rush to join the data centre boom, the military connection and the threat they pose to communities and the climate

Tech oligarchs, capitalism and the AI arms race

Erima Dall looks at the impact of AI, including in the workplace, and the consequences of its use in the service of profit

Why Big Tech drives energy-hungry data centre boom

The virtual world of the internet depends on massive data centres in the real world. In 2024 Australia was one of the top five data centre hubs in the world.