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Sunshine Coast, Queensland approves AI data center campus with exemptions from local government planning rules.

Regulatory arbitrage: sites exploit loopholes to bypass standard environmental and community consultation; escalates permitting fragmentation.
Trade pressSlicast · July 20, 2026 · Australia · Source: Google News
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Sunshine Coast, Queensland approves AI data center campus with exemptions from local government planning rules.

Regulatory arbitrage: sites exploit loopholes to bypass standard environmental and community consultation; escalates permitting fragmentation.

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