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Australian datacentre backlash called a US import
Original: "Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’" Well "Officia
Australian officials argue that local opposition to datacentres is a 'faux' backlash imported from the United States, insisting 'we are not the United States'. Critics dispute that framing, accusing pro-datacentre voices of being industry figures who donate to Labor to fast-track construction rather than neutral authorities. The debate touches on energy use, water consumption and the siting of large computing facilities in Australian communities.
Why now: Datacentre expansion and its environmental impact are under active political debate in Australia, with officials and critics clashing over whether the opposition is genuinely local.
AustraliaAustralian Labor Partydatacentre industryUnited States
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- "Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’" Well "Officials" are wrong, and bribing Labor with *donations* to fast-track data centre construction does not make you an 'Official'. "Pro-datacentre officials argue… · CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.social · 16
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