AI and data centre laws fast-tracked for early 2027


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

New laws forcing data centres to underwrite new clean power supplies and not displace housing supplies will be revealed later this year and introduced in early 2027.

The expedited timeframe still hinges on agreement at National Cabinet next month, with Queensland emerging as an obstacle to renewable energy mandates.

But the haste is being driven by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s intent to gain greater control of artificial intelligence amid new …

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