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'Sleepwalking into a catastrophe': Proposed data centre raises water use fears

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1 min read 4 hours ago


To its supporters, this proposed data centre will provide much-needed regional jobs, but in the nation's driest state, critics say the draw on river water to cool the machines could be too great.
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