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‘The sites are ready’: Power giant wants AI data centres built at its coal plants
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (334+ words) September 9, 2026 — 3:57pm The owner of two giant coal-fired power plants in Victoria and New South Wales is pitching its sites as prime real estate for new data centres, saying their ready-made access to the electricity grid, water and industrial-zoned land make…...
Big tech can’t stop people hating data centres
1+ week, 2+ day ago (646+ words) September 3, 2026 — 3:54pm The world’s largest AI companies are getting worried. It turns out that telling people your transformative technology will either destroy their jobs or hack critical infrastructure does not make people like your transformative technology very much. In the United…...
‘Can never say we’re done’: WiseTech signals more AI job losses are coming
2+ week, 3+ day ago (548+ words) August 26, 2026 — 3:37pm WiseTech Global will cut more jobs as artificial intelligence takes over more of its work, chief executive Zubin Appoo has flagged, and he says the cuts will not stop when the current program ends. “We can never say that…...
Data centres hoover up water, electricity – and sparkies, which could slow home building
3+ week, 3+ day ago (622+ words) August 20, 2026 — 5:00am The drive to recruit apprentice electricians to help build data centres threatens to slow residential construction in Victoria, the group representing electrical contractors has warned. John Sofarnos, Victorian executive director of the National Electrical and Communications Association, said the…...
Fast-track plan for data centres
3+ week, 5+ day ago (39+ words) Data centres will be given fast track approvals if they meet strict new power and water rules. August 17, 2026 — 6:36pm...