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Australia’s AI Gold Rush Is Coming for Your Backyard, and Your Sleep

Sydney’s leafy suburbs are waking up to a new kind of neighbour: the data centre. With over A$155 billion in investment lined up and 90 more facilities in the pipeline, Australia is racing to become the AI infrastructure capital of the world. The question nobody in power seems to be asking loudly enough is who foots the bill in the communities left to live with the consequences.