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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

AI is the new extractive industry

25 June, 2026 - AI is the new extractive industry By Senator Sarah Hanson-Young A data centre so big it needs its own gas turbines to not trip the ...

Greens call for a moratorium on the building and approval of data centres in Australia

24 June, 2026 - Quotes attributable to Senator for SA and Chair of the parliamentary inquiry into artificial intelligence and data centres, Sarah Hanson-Young: ...

Greens response to bird flu detected in South Australia

24 June, 2026 - Quotes attributable to Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for South Australia and spokesperson for the environment: “It’s clear that bird flu...

Labor was Warned: Greens Back $200 Million Bird Flu Response

21 June, 2026 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is backing calls from leading conservation organisations, including BirdLife Australia and the Invasive Species Counc...

Australia’s AI regulation to face some much needed scrutiny

10 June, 2026 - Submissions are now open for the Senate inquiry that will look into artificial intelligence data centres in Australia.  The inquiry, to ...

Greens secure parliamentary inquiry into AI data centres

13 May, 2026 - The Senate has today established an inquiry into artificial intelligence data centres in Australia, amid growing community concern about the rapi...

Big tech must pay its fair share: Greens

28 April, 2026 - The Greens are today calling on the Government to introduce a ‘Big Tech Tax’ following revelations that billions of dollars generated in Austra...

Labor has squibbed it on gambling reform

2 April, 2026 - Responding to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement on gambling ad reform at the Nation Press Club today, Greens spokesperson for commu...

Government must not sell out Australian artists and environment for AI data centres

1 April, 2026 - Quotes attributable to Greens spokesperson for communications and the environment, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: “Labor must not sell out Austr...

Greens to take on big tech as Government’s social media ban fails

1 April, 2026 - The Greens have today introduced a new bill to introduce a Digital Duty of Care and force social media companies to make their algorithmic feeds...

Labor must hit gambling companies where it hurts - online advertising

1 April, 2026 - Responding to reports today that the Prime Minister is expected to announce new legislation on gambling advertising, Greens spokesperson for com...

US verdict shows urgent need for new Digital Duty of Care laws and opt-out rules for toxic algorithms

26 March, 2026 - After months of delay and failure of the Government to act on a Digital Duty of Care, the Greens will introduce new laws to keep all users safe...