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Rural Queenslanders push back against $31bn datacentre plan
Original: 🤖 Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stup
Residents of Dalby, in rural Queensland, are facing plans for a massive 725-hectare, $31bn datacentre on their doorstep. Locals who have previously lived through gas booms and busts are calling the project a whole new level of 'stupidity', while the state premier has framed it as an economic opportunity for Queensland. The debate reflects wider unease about the rapid spread of AI infrastructure into regional communities.
Why now: Growing public concern about the scale and local impact of AI-driven datacentre developments in regional areas
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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… · feed@igeek.gamer-geek-news.com · 1
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