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Data centres have existed for decades. So why are they so controversial now?

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par Johanna Lim, Research Associate, Strategic Technologies, University of Sydney

Until recently, data centres attracted relatively little public attention. They were largely treated as invisible pieces of digital infrastructure: essential but rarely discussed outside technical and industry circles.

But over the past 12 months across Australia, data centres have become the subject of intense political debate, community opposition, planning disputes and parliamentary inquiries.

Questions are being raised about…

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