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21 October 2026

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ed Husic urges brakes on data centres ‘swamping’ Australia

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ed Husic urges brakes on data centres ‘swamping’ Australia

The former industry minister said Australia is ‘going too fast’ and ‘been swamped by US tech’ building data centres here to dodge growing US community opposition.

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