Albanese moves to block data centres near homes and farms
New national rules will ban data centres from residential areas, schools, and prime farmland. They must generate more renewable energy than they use.
Why it mattersAustralia needs data centre investment for AI and computing power. But the country must balance this against housing shortages and energy demands in cities.
AustraliaSydney and other Australian cities could see fewer data centres built in prime locations, freeing land for housing and protecting agricultural areas from industrial development.
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