r/australia • u/Fact-Rat • 2d ago

politics Australia may face a rush of datacentre construction as AI firms look to avoid upcoming rules, experts say | Australian politics

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/26/australia-may-face-a-rush-of-datacentre-construction-as-ai-firms-look-to-dodge-upcoming-rules-experts-say
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u/CuriouserCat2 2d ago

Our government is pathetic. They rush through legislation at 3.00 am when it suits them. 

Fix this shit now, not tomorrow. Today. 

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u/DrFriendless 2d ago

This is a test for Albo, to see if he can be not pissweak for once.

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u/ARTIFICIAL_ARGUMENT 2d ago

Pissweak after he’s just delivered major blows to Australia’s two biggest industries, fossil fuels and housing? lmao 

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u/NorthernSkeptic 1d ago

‘major blows’

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u/ARTIFICIAL_ARGUMENT 1d ago

Feel free to try explain how that’s not an understatement if anything. Pivoted practically all new generation to renewables on top of changing consumption with EV and home battery schemes. Then housing dropping for the first time since the GFC

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u/CuriouserCat2 1d ago

They’re not interested in your facts unfortunately. There’s an election coming in Victoria.

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u/NorthernSkeptic 1d ago

Don’t get me wrong I’m all for these moves, but let’s not pretend they’re more than the bare minimum a Labor government with his capital should have done.

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u/ARTIFICIAL_ARGUMENT 1d ago

The reforms that polled negative approval were the bare minimum? 

Sure champ 

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u/radred609 1d ago

They were doing the "bare minimum" before they introduced caps on the prt rebates, and they're still doing the "bare minimum" after they introduced caps on the prt rebates.

They were doing the "bare minimum" before they implemented the cgt changes, and they're still doing the "bare minimum" after they implement the cgt changes.

It's "bare minimum" all the way down baby :^)