Warning over Australia's ambitions to be global data centre hotspot

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/data-centre-boom-sparks-warning-to-consider-climate-change/106799658

A global analysis of planned data centres has found many digital infrastructure hubs have emerged as climate-risk hotspots [but the article is about more than climate risks].

State and federal energy ministers will meet next month to decide how they can ensure the federal government's data centre expectations are complied with.

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Akh@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 47d (1 reply)

Australia doesnt have enough fresh water for that nonsense

stylusmobilus@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 46d

There’s one being built in the South Australian desert as well. The arsehole building it said they’re ’going to leverage existing supply’

So it’s already started and on the Great Artesian Basin as well

We don’t fucking want em here

Lon3star@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 46d (1 reply)

Data centre "Hotspot" is an interesting choice of words

arbilp3@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 46d

Yep, maybe they didn't see the irony.

TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 46d

When they say Australia's ambitions, who exactly are they talking about?

FireWire400@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 46d (2 replies)

Don't you mean "AI factories", ABC?

I just know that none of that will matter and those data centres will be built regardless

arbilp3@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 46d (1 reply)

Because we can't wait for giant techno leeches covering the face of the Earth.

FireWire400@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 46d

Apparently not, no.

stylusmobilus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 46d (2 replies)

Watch our dogshit major party politicians plug this shit as us being a T3cHnOLoGy HuB.

Pretty sure one from South Australia already did over the one they’re building in the desert

arbilp3@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 46d (1 reply)

I've just put up a post on Aussie Enviro about the SA proposal.

stylusmobilus@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 45d

Awesome I’ll go look at that cheers

foiledAgain@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 47d

The internet is shit here. Don’t bother

Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 46d

Gonna be fucking hilarious when they hit the reality of Australian internet