Australia’s data center ambitions depend on two things

Australia’s data center ambitions depend on two things

By Angela Macdonald-Smith, Ryan Cropp
Publication Date: 2026-01-10 18:00:00

Australia’s ambitions to capitalize on the global data center boom will live or die on two main factors: access to energy and water.

For a country that is already struggling to move toward low-carbon energy and is considered the second driest continent in the world, the challenges are significant.

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