Not surprised at all.

You/we need to speak up about this.

It also reminds me of sports betting and its apps which make it easy and addictive to use them.

As an older person I feel sadness that young people cannot see how beautiful and interesting they are in all their individuality (we have to communicate this to them) and I also feel anger that our current culture is doing them damage.

You’d be surprised how some people behave towards our wildlife if their precious garden is ‘disturbed’ by our native animals. This is more so the case in the outer suburbs and regional areas. Another show of stupidity is cutting down mature trees and understorey native vegetation on their properties, leaving little shelter and food sources and so displacing and/or starving animals.

The Australian Government just put our passport prices up again and rightly expects us all to respect and value citizenship. Well, I reckon we citizens are entitled to ask for the same commitment in return.

Because if the killing of an Australian aid worker, sexual abuse of Australian citizens, and the destruction of Australian war graves doesn’t trigger meaningful action, then it’s fair to ask: What exactly does Australian citizenship protect us from?

Great points made here: https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/question-for-penny-wong-is-australian-citizenship-worth-anything?cid=041a981b-853b-4355-a7b0-1182c033c5f6

Australia looks better without a brazilian! 😜

Education, education, education and some compromise.

So what do you think we should do?

This is what the Climate Council think we need to do : https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CC-Report-Data-Centres.pdf

Although I am not indigenous, I’d like to say that Aboriginal Australians might have been ‘subdued’ but their cultural memory is strong and they have never been defeated nor their culture totally erased. Damaged, yes, but not erased and getting stronger with time.

Cultural memory doesn’t die unless we have some world-wide catastrophe. Even if they ‘choked Hamas out’ of Gaza, they, or another resistance group, would rise.

I want to opt out as much as I can from using AI and adding to its gargantuan requirements for energy and water because this affects us all in the end.

This sounds like personal experience. If it is, sorry to hear it. These stories have to come out though so that people are prepared to stand their ground or take some sort of action.

Australia is not at the stage of the US in terms of community action re the social license of data centres. At least, I haven’t found such a community group. Imo we are more apathetic here unless we are being stoked up by fossil fuel interests. Anyway, aside from my narky opinion, thank you for your thoughtful response. I am no longer in the workforce so I am relieved to say this enormous issue does not affect me as it does those whose jobs may be on the line or who are obliged to work with AI whether they want to or not. But privacy and personal agency is at risk for all of us.

What I have found is a very recent report by the Climate Council, an independent Australian NGO. The report, CLOUDED FUTURE: MANAGING THE RISKS OF THE DATA CENTRE BOOM outlines clearly a lot of issues that governments need to consider and act on. You may be interested in looking at it in case it can provide any material that can help you in your own action: https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CC-Report-Data-Centres.pdf

Look around the world. Similar horrors abound. Our socio-political systems are rotting and the general population react and reflect that.

We need to make a lot more noise and get answers from all politicians an what they intend to do, no matter what political allegiance they have. It will show what they’re about. We have a very high level of lethal violence against children and women and this provokes more violence into the future.

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Isn’t it obvious?

Totally agree. It really looks like people’s values and our understanding of what’s important to face the future have been dumped. It appears we want to destroy the natural world and many of us along with it. I am also so angry when I see what our children are already facing and what they’ll have to deal with in the future.

Haven’t seen that.

I agree with you. The positive imo is that it gives the reporting credibility so that opposition and incremental pressure against the regime increases from more people. The truth is important, Those who continue their silence in the face of so many crimes against humanity will be seen for what they are. Just moving too slow.