Tag: Data Centres

Net zero’s fine print is where the real work begins

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Net zero has become one of the most repeated phrases in Australian public life. It appears in policy papers, corporate strategies, investment mandates and speeches about the nation’s future.  But once...

Victoria gets AI minister in cabinet reshuffle

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Victoria has become the second Australian state to appoint a minister for artificial intelligence, as part of a new frontbench unveiled by newly installed Premier Ben Carroll. Former police...

NT and Qld split from PM’s green data centre plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Northern Territory has joined Queensland in opposing national rules for data centres and AI companies that would force them to offset their electricity demand by investing in additional...

Councils demand say on PM’s data centre roll-out

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Local governments say Anthony Albanese’s intervention into data centre rollouts could leave them cleaning up Canberra’s mistakes, while the opposition is warning a new layer of federal environmental approvals...

Private equity pounces on Fujitsu’s data centre fleet

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Private equity firm Next Capital has snapped up Fujitsu’s Australian data centre portfolio and flagged plans for expansion as it seeks to repeat its past success as a tech...

Queensland holds out on data centre energy principles

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Queensland Energy minister David Janetzki won’t sign his state up to new principles aimed at managing a wave of new data centres, such as requiring proponents to invest in...