# Datacentre giant accused of using AI while lobbying for ministerial support for hyperscale factory

https://mins.news/en/item/59479

- The Guardian, 2026-09-15 15:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/16/datacentre-giant-accused-of-using-ai-while-lobbying-for-victorian-ministers-support-for-hyperscale-factory

> NextDC has sought fast-tracked approval to expand its M3 datacentre in Footscray, despite growing local opposition. Victorian jobs minister Melissa Horne refused to support the application and accused CEO Craig Scroggie of using AI to write a lobbying letter containing alleged basic factual errors.

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