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Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’

Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creepFrom the veranda on his bush block, Denver Kanowski has watched resources companies come and go from rural Queensland for 70 years.The home cost him $800, and lets him live how he

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Anthropic to build $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its gridAnthropic, the AI giant behind the large language model Claude, has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland.The state premier, David Crisafulli, announced the decision in parliament

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The tussle over Australian datacentres is just beginning – and it’s been far from easy so far | Tom McIlroy

As he negotiates Australia’s AI future, the prime minister is under pressure from leaders of conservative states and territoriesAustralian Politics podcast: Who actually benefits from new datacentres in Australia?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTucked away at the end of a media release from the Australian Energy Market Operator this week

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