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Australia's data-center operator argues the country must run advanced AI facilities domestically or risk losing national technological identity and sovereignty.

Australia positioning AI infrastructure as a sovereignty issue could accelerate regional data-center buildout and attract tech capex from companies seeking non-US, non-China jurisdictions, reshaping APAC compute geography.
Trade pressSlicast · September 27, 2026 at 02:39 UTC · Australia · Source: The Australian
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