Tag: Data Centres

The tech companies paying little or no tax in Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Some of Australia’s biggest tech companies and data centre operators paid no corporate tax in 2024-25, while others handed over a relatively small share of their taxable income, new...

Data centres to soak up 5pc of Sydney’s drinking water

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Data centres will take five per cent of Sydney’s drinking water in the coming years and no major proponent has yet committed to sourcing recycled water alternatives, a Senate...

Victoria’s data centres double standard sparks alarm

Posted on   |  by Lanie Tindale
Victoria’s plan to stop new data centres from being built near homes is a “disappointing” double standard that will not reduce impact on communities, peak body Data Centre Australia...

Data centres can help secure Australia’s water future

Posted on   |  by Damien Spillane
Australia is entering a period of rapid investment in infrastructure supporting digital services and AI. Data centres are a key part of this infrastructure, storing information and powering online...

AI consumer benefits are missing from reporting

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Mainstream media coverage of artificial intelligence in Australia has grown from a trickle to a torrent in the past year. But while reporting over that period makes clear the...

Sell AI plan at home before UN, Greens tell PM

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthony Albanese has no mandate to spruik his AI plan on the world stage at the United Nations next week, the Greens say, accusing the government of failing to...

AirTrunk enlists quantum spinout for cooling tech push

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian data centre giant AirTrunk will explore using the same technology used to cool quantum computers for its next generation of data centres as part of a new partnership...