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Labor to set terms for datacentre and AI growth as it vows not to repeat mistakes of resources boom

Assistant minister agrees concerns over resource usage are legitimate but argues Australia cannot ignore ‘consequential’ economic waveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia should learn from the mistakes of the resources boom and set the terms for the AI and datacentres boom, the

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If Australia is home to an AI gold rush, let’s not squander it. Let’s fjord a different path | Peter Lewis

Tech titans appear to be cosying up to Canberra with an eye to training data models here. An AI wealth fund could share in the profitsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe CEOs of AI titans Microsoft and Anthropic have been duchessing Canberra. The reason? They have bet the house that

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Donald Trump trashed global economic orthodoxy. A year on, did he leave Australia a winner or loser?

While tariffs have been ‘all show and no substance’, economists fear an AI investment bubble and tensions in the South China Sea, along with Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne year into Donald Trump’s presidency and experts in Australia and around the world can

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Sticky inflation, metal prices and the AI bubble risk: key trends to watch in the Australian economy in 2026

Can inflation be tamed without further interest rate hikes? And will the hot streak for gold and silver continue in 2026?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian share market delivered a 6.8% return in 2025, representing a third consecutive year of gains in a volatile period marked by trade wars,

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