Albanese to seek state cooperation on data centres but faces fight with Queensland

Anthony Albanese will outline to national cabinet on Wednesday proposed national legislation for conditions and guardrails around data centres – but faces a fight with Queensland. The legislation covers conditions on sources of energy and water and the locations of centres. It will also set conditions for AI model tr

Queensland's rejection of rules tying data centre construction to new renewables projects means the federal government will be forced to legislate to override the state.

The Chief Minister’s remarks followed an impressive presentation by students of ZPHS, A. Koduru, who spoke fluently in English about the Swarna Andhra–Swachch Andhra programme, zero-waste management and emerging technologies

Thailand must strike a balance between tightening scrutiny of data centres and maintaining the country's competitiveness for global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investment, as rigid rules or prolonged regulatory uncertainty could push capital flows towards rival markets, according to Google.