TechAlbanese seeks to ease data centre tensions as climate expert warns ‘we’ve got one shot to get the rules right’
Anthony Albanese will use a national cabinet meeting to address opposition from Queensland and the Northern Territory to federal data-centre controls. He plans a major bill covering AI copyright, security and safety, alongside national requirements for developers to pay infrastructure costs, limit water use and reduce community impacts. AEMO forecasts data-centre electricity demand could rise sevenfold over the next decade.
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Albanese seeks to ease data centre tensions as climate expert warns ‘we’ve got one shot to get the rules right’
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