Australia data centre inquiry finds inadequate checks, stops short of moratorium

FILE PHOTO: A sign reading “No Goodman Data Centre” is displayed outside a home in the suburb of Lane Cove, in Sydney, Australia, August 25, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - An ⁠inquiry into data centres by Australia's most populous state found approvals failed to ⁠consider the cumulative effect on resources and infrastructure but stopped short of calling for ‌a moratorium, prompting a blistering rebuke from its chair.

The report by the New South Wales cross-party inquiry reflects a growing tension facing lawmakers globally as they navigate an AI-led buildout that McKinsey estimates will be worth $7 trillion by ​2030: they want to benefit from the boom but communities ⁠are putting up increasingly robust resistance.

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资料照片：2026年8月25日，在澳大利亚悉尼郊区莱恩科夫的一户人家门外，一块写着“禁止古德曼数据中心入驻”的标牌格外醒目。路透社/霍莉·亚当斯/资料照片

悉尼，11 月 5 日（路透社）——澳大利亚人口最多的州对数据中心进行的一项调查发现，审批过程中未能考虑对资源和基础设施的累积影响，但并未呼吁暂停数据中心建设，这引发了该州主席的严厉批评。

新南威尔士州跨党派调查报告反映出，全球立法者在应对人工智能主导的建设时，面临着日益紧张的局面。据麦肯锡估计，到 2030 年，人工智能主导的建设价值将达到 7 万亿美元：他们希望从这一繁荣中获益，但社区却提出了越来越强烈的抵制。

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