Scotland pauses new data centre approvals for a year; Australia urged to follow
TobyWalsh · x · 2026-09-17
AI researcher Toby Walsh suggests Australia copy Scotland's move to delay all new data centre proposals by a year while rules are put in place, arguing Australia should do the same to get its data centre and energy regulations in order.
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