Controversial Sydney AI data centre project pulled amid community anger
boppinmule · reddit · 2026-09-28
Per ABC News, developer Goodman Group has withdrawn its controversial plans for an AI data centre in Sydney's Lane Cove after sustained community anger over noise, power load and local impact. The pullback highlights growing resistance to AI compute expansion in dense urban areas.
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