Australian PM wants to ban data centres near schools

Australian PM wants to ban data centres near schools

The government has pledged to rush through a national AI law, likening its response to the data centre boom to Australia's world-first teen social media ban.

Albanese wants data centres banned near homes and farms

Anthony Albanese wants new data centres kept away from homes, schools and prime farmland, but Queensland is pushing back against his renewable energy requirements. The post Albanese wants data centres banned near homes and farms appeared first on SmartCompany.

Not in your backyard: PM blocks data centres near homes

Developers will be blocked from building data centres near homes, schools or prime agricultural land as part of a national agreement with the states that the prime minister is struggling to land. Anthony Albanese will detail further obligations for data centres in a speech to the Business Council of Australia annual dinner, ahead of a showdown with Queensland Premier David Crisafulli at national cabinet on Wednesday. As well as requiring new dat…