Australia is set to get more AI data centres. Local communities need to be more involved

By Bronwyn Cumbo, Transdisciplinary social researcher and lecturer, University of Technology Sydney

Data centres are the engines of the internet. These large, high-security facilities host racks of servers that store and process our digital data, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

There are already more than 250 data centres across Australia. But there are set to be more, as the federal government’s plans for digital infrastructure expansion gains traction. We recently saw tech giant Amazon’s recent pledge…

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