Big tech ‘half pregnant’ on sovereignty in data centre debate


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Australia’s data centre lobby group on Friday faced pointed questions about its economic benefit and sovereignty claims, as a NSW inquiry cranked scrutiny on the burgeoning sector.

Data Centres Australia – the five month old peak body representing operators like NextDC and hyperscalers like AWS and Microsoft – is lobbying NSW policymakers to seize a generational opportunity by accommodating a wave of data centre facilities.

The group told the current …

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