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Australian officials call datacentre backlash a US import
Original: Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’ https://www. th
Australian officials are pushing back against growing local opposition to datacentres, arguing the backlash is a borrowed American talking point rather than a genuinely Australian concern, saying 'We are not the United States'. The comments come as communities and councils across Australia debate proposals for new datacentres tied to the expansion of artificial intelligence, with disputes over energy use, water consumption and planning approvals fueling protests.
Why now: Debate over AI-driven datacentre expansion and its local impacts is intensifying in Australia, and officials' dismissal of the opposition has sparked argument.
AustraliadatacentresThe Guardian
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- Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’ https://www. theguardian.com/australia-news /2026/sep/26/australia-datacentre-backlash # AustraliaNews # Datacentres # Protest # AiArtificialIntelligence # Technology #… · theguardian_us_technology@halo.nu · 2
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