International company's plan for multi-billion-dollar data centre in regional Qld

ABC News (Australia)·August 24, 2026 at 9:03 AM

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A $31.9 billion hyper-scale data centre proposed for regional Queensland promises huge economic scale, while raising questions about energy demands and water security.

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